Decolonization and decoloniality

Until recent times, historical geography was considered as a research field not particularly rich in innovative intellectual stimulations. Although classical research on the history of territories often included politically progressive or even radical works, its main focus has traditionally been historical landscapes that were overwhelmingly located in some regions of Western Europe. Thus, for a period, historical geography seemed to offer little attraction to critical geographers. In the UK, evidence shows that research tends to focus on the history of British rather than international or global geographies. Nevertheless, there is a growing interest in and of the Global South, with a great potential for historical geography to contribute to wider calls to decolonize geography, theory and practice