#47 Adom Getachew on 'Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination'

Politics Theory Other

News

4.8 • 552 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Adom Getachew joins me to discuss the liberation struggles of anti-colonial movements in Africa and the Caribbean in the twentieth century and the way in which they sought to construct a new global order that might secure real independence in the international system. We spoke about those efforts, as well her characterisation of the League of Nations, and associated figures, such as US president Woodrow Wilson, as essentially racist and counter revolutionary in nature, as well as the way the invasion of Ethiopia, by Mussolini's Italy in 1935 was articulated in ways that presage the modern era of humanitarian intervention.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The first cut on this record has been cross-format focused for Airplay success.
0:05.0	The men beat on their drums. I'm going to be. I'm going to I'm going to I'm going to the I'm ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha so I'm and so so The Hello and welcome to another episode of Politics Theory Other, a podcast from Tribune magazine.
0:52.2	My name is Alex Doherty and my guest today is Adom Getatchut.
0:56.0	We spoke about her new book, World Making After Empire, The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination,
1:01.0	which looks at the liberation struggles of anti-colonial movements in Africa and the Caribbean in the 20th century,
1:07.0	and the way in which they sought to construct a new global order that
1:11.0	might secure real independence in the international system.
1:14.4	We spoke about those efforts, as well as her characterisation of the League of Nations and
1:18.7	associated figures such as US President Woodrow Wilson as essentially racist and counter-revolutionary
1:25.0	in nature.
1:26.2	And we also discussed the way the invasion of Ethiopia
1:28.4	by Mussolini's Italy in 1935 was articulated in ways that presage the modern era of humanitarian
1:35.1	intervention. You can listen to PTO on iTunes, ACAST, SamCloud, Blueberry and Spotify. And you can also
1:42.9	follow the show on Facebook and Twitter. The handle as
1:45.3	always is at poll theory other. And if you enjoy the show, please do consider rating or reviewing it
1:50.7	on iTunes. It really does make a big difference in helping the show to reach new listeners.
1:55.4	If you would like to, you can also support the show by donating through Patreon. The show really
1:59.5	needs listener support if it's to be
2:01.0	viable in the long run. You can become a supporter for as little as $3 a month, which is just over
2:06.1	£2, and by becoming a patron, you'll get access to extended versions of PTO episodes. You can find
2:11.9	the Patreon page at patreon.com forward slash poll theory other. Adom Gettoew is Neubauer family assistant professor of political science at the
2:21.4	University of Chicago.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Politics Theory Other, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Politics Theory Other and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.