Now in its eagerly awaited second edition, this bestselling book has been substantially revised, with new case-studies and examples and important additions on new indigenous literature, the role of research in indigenous struggles for social justice, which brings this essential volume urgently up-to-date.'-Pub.

This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research - specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth.' Concepts such as 'discovery' and 'claiming' are discussed and an argument presented that the decolonization of research methods will help to reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being. review of Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. The American Indian Quarterly 29.1&2 (2005) 285-288 Linda Tuhiwai Smiths book, Decolonizing Methodologies, provides a convenient template for viewing the impact Western-minded research. To the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory. Lincoln, and Linda Tuhiwai Smith explore in depth some of the newer formulations of critical theories and many indigenous perspectives, and seek to make transparent the linkages between the two. Originally published in 1999, Decolonizing Methodologies is a foundational text in Indigenous studies that explores the intersections of colonialism and research methodologies.

'This essential volume explores the ways in which imperils is embedded in the disciplines of knowledge, and argues that the decolonization of research methods will help reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being.'-Excerpt from back cover of paperback, 2nd edition. Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples is a book by Linda Tuhiwai Smith.

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