THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS AND APPLICATIONS OF POSTCOLONIAL DISCOURSE IN THE HISTORICAL POLITICS OF CENTRAL ASIAN STATES

Abstract

The Great Russian Encyclopedia defines “colonialism” as “the subjugation and exploitation of peoples, countries, and territories by a state (or group of states) through military, political, and economic coercion, typically targeting economically less developed regions inhabited by populations of different ethnic origin. The term ‘colonialism’ is used to characterize the system of domination established by the developed countries of Europe (from the late 15th century) and the United States (from the 19th century) over vast areas of Asia, Africa, Latin America, Australia, and Oceania until the early 1960s, as well as by Japan (in the first half of the 20th century) over parts of East Asia and Oceania” [1].