Colonial encounters in multiple dimensions : collaboration, defiance and hybridity in the making

Abstract

The chapters in this book explore some of the ways in which such local-colonial 'dialogic' interactions were expressed, many times emphasising the multiple effects, or consequences, that these same encounters brought about in Maltese society, on its social structures, power relations and hegemonic spheres. Such impact was also felt on the material culture and life conditions of the people ( including public health, demographic and migratory movements), as well as the natural environment. In their explorations of these local-colonial crossings, individual chapters investigate key research themes in the growing literature on colonial history, and hence contribute to this research in progress.