subaltern

  • 21subaltern — /ˈsʌbəltən/ (say subuhltuhn) adjective 1. having an inferior or subordinate position or rank; subordinate. 2. Military of or relating to a commissioned officer below the rank of captain. 3. Logic denoting the relation of one proposition to… …

  • 22Subaltern (postcolonialism) — Subaltern is a term that commonly refers to the perspective of persons from regions and groups outside of the hegemonic power structure. In the 1970s, the term began to be used as a reference to colonized people in the South Asian subcontinent.… …

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  • 23Subaltern genus — Subaltern Sub*al tern, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr. L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See {Alter}.] 1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank… …

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  • 24Subaltern realism — is a theory first proposed in the 1980s and further developed in the 1990s by Professor Mohammed Ayoob, a scholar of international relations.The theory is a critical rejoinder to the neorealism of Kenneth Waltz and others, including the domestic… …

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  • 25Subaltern Studies Group — Die Subaltern Studies Group (auch: Subaltern Studies Collective) ist eine Gruppe südasiatischer Wissenschaftler, die sich mit den postkolonialen und postimperialistischen Gesellschaften in Südasien und der Weltentwickung im Allgemeinen… …

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  • 26Subaltern Studies — The Subaltern Studies Group (SSG) or Subaltern Studies Collective are a group of South Asian scholars interested in the postcolonial and post imperial societies of South Asia in particular and the developing world in general. The term Subaltern… …

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  • 27Subaltern genus — Genus Ge nus (j[=e] n[u^]s), n.; pl. {Genera}. [L., birth, race, kind, sort; akin to Gr. ?. See {Gender}, and cf. {Benign}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Logic) A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a… …

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  • 28subaltern genus — noun : a logical genus that may be a species of a higher genus the genus book is a subaltern genus since it is also a species of the genus printed matter compare tree of porphyry …

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  • 29subaltern — See syllogism …

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  • 30subaltern — untergeordnet * * * sub|al|tẹrn 〈Adj.〉 untergeordnet, unselbstständig (Arbeit, Stellung) ● ein subalterner Beamter; subalternes Benehmen unterwürfiges Benehmen [<mlat. subalternus; zu lat. sub „unter“ + alternus „abwechselnd“] * * *… …

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