The Political Ecology of Colonial Capitalism

Bikrum Gill's 'The Political Ecology of Colonial Capitalism' analyzes how colonial and capitalist processes have shaped ecological, social, and economic relations across the world-system.

The book argues that imperialism is foundational to capitalist development, producing patterns of dispossession, resource extraction, and uneven development.

Combining political economy with ecological perspectives, Gill traces how race and nature are co-constituted in processes of primitive accumulation and under-reproduction.

He uses historical and contemporary case studies to show how colonial-capitalist dynamics persist and structure modern crises such as climate change and agrarian dispossession.

The work offers theoretical and empirical interventions aimed at rethinking sovereignty, development, and anti-imperialist strategies.