Anibal Quijano Quotes on Politics
Anibal Quijano Obregon was a Peruvian sociologist and philosopher and one of the founders of decolonial thought. This page collects quotes attributed to Anibal Quijano on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“The coloniality of power outlives the colonial administration.”
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“Race is the cornerstone of the global division of labor.”
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“Eurocentrism is the cognitive face of coloniality.”
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“Modernity and coloniality are two sides of the same historical process.”
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Attributed to Anibal Quijano:
“Decoloniality requires the de-linking of knowledge from the colonial matrix of power.”