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This chapter presents commonly used terms in the study of postcolonialism. The terms listed begin with the alphabet “A”. Detailed explanation is provided for several terms, including aboriginal, abrogation, adivasi, agency and alterity. Each entry includes the origin of the term; a detailed explanation of its perceived meaning; and examples of the term's use in literary‐cultural texts. The term aboriginal...
Abrogation of Legal Effects of Usurpations in the Late Roman Empire Usurpations were not unusual situations in Ancient Rome. However, the term “tyrranus” was understood differently from its modern meaning. This word technically means “someone who came to power unlawfully”, but in fact a person defeated by a new ruler was called an usurper, regardless of a way he had come to power. In such a way, e...
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