<P></P><br/><br/><P>Engagements with the postcolonial world by International Relations scholars have grown significantly in recent years. The <I>Routledge Handbook of Postcolonial Politics</I> provides a solid reference point for understanding and analyzing global politics from a perspective sensitive to the multiple legacies of colonial and imperial rule. </P><br/><br/><P>The <EM>Handbook</EM> introduces and develops cutting-edge analytical frameworks that draw on Black, decolonial, feminist, indigenous, Marxist and postcolonial thought as well as a multitude of intellectual traditions from across the globe. Alongside empirical issue areas that remain crucial to assessing the impact of European and Western colonialism on global politics, the book introduces new issue areas that have arisen due to the mutating structures of colonial and imperial rule. </P><br/><br/><P>This vital resource is split into five thematic sections, each featuring a brief, orienting introduction:</P><br/><br/>