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_Journal of Psycho-Cosmocide Studies_. 2026This essay develops the Psycho-Cosmocide framework through an ontological analysis of civilisation, colonialism, and consciousness. Drawing on comparative mythology, decolonial philosophy, existential thought, and the contemporary condition of West Papua, Yamin Kogoya distinguishes between two forms of existential enclosure: the primordial conditions of …

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The Guardian

Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion King Charles should return diamond to India has reopened old wounds It may not be the biggest or most precious jewel ensconced in the Tower of London, but few diamonds have a legacy to rival that of the Koh-i-noor. Likely to have originated in southern India, the diamond’s history is that of a great disruptor across the subcontinent, exchanging hands over centuries thr…

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Southeast Asian History Blog

Dutch colonies in the Indonesian archipelago started in the 16th century. These colonies known as VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) and later changed to Dutch East Indies (Nederlands(ch)-Indië). Many of these colonies formed from nationalized trading posts throughout the archipelago. During the beginning of the Dutch arrival, the Dutch slowly exerted their powers on islands like […] The pos…

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