Coloniality of power: a juridical invention of conquest

Authors

  • Dardo Scavino Université de Pau

Keywords:

coloniality of power, conquest, self-Gobernament

Abstract

Through the notion of self-government, this article traces the origins of the coloniality of power. This coloniality of power start with the notion of colonial tutelage of the Indians peoples produced by some Spanish jurists during the conquest. This colonial tutelage combine two different categories of government for the Greeks and Romans: the “economic” government of minors within the home and the politic government of majors within the polis.

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Author Biography

Dardo Scavino, Université de Pau

Profesor titular de pensamiento latinoamericano, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

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Published

2016-12-09

How to Cite

Scavino, D. (2016). Coloniality of power: a juridical invention of conquest. Interstices of Politics and Culture. Latin American Interventions, 5(10), 141–178. Retrieved from https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/intersticios/article/view/15355

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 10 (2016): "Nuevas configuraciones socio-territoriales: medio ambiente / Sumak Kawsay / Buen Vivir"

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Conferencias

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