Question : Indian-origin author Mahmood Mamdani has recently (September 2021) been shortlisted for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. For which of his book has he been shortlisted for this award ?
a. Neither Settler nor Native
b. Settlers and Native
c. The Final Touch
d. None of the above
Ans.a.
Related facts —
- Indian-origin author Mahmood Mamdani has recently (September 2021) been shortlisted for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.
- He has been shortlisted for his book ‘Neither Settler nor Native: The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities’.
- The book is described as an in-depth inquiry into political modernity, colonial and postcolonial, and an exploration of the roots of violence that has plagued postcolonial society.
Link:
https://mg.co.za/friday/2021-08-20-review-mahmood-mamdani-on-the-non-national-state/