I have posted a visualization of Eqbal Ahmad‘s paper from 1980, “Postcolonial Systems of Power“, as part of my “History from Below” visualizations (earlier I did one on Mubarak Ali‘s English books broken down and catalogued by chapter).
This particular paper with its lists of systems, countries and regimes is a natural candidate for a data visual.
The main screen is shown below.
The interaction consists of hiding and displaying related sections depending upon the section rolled over.
i) Rolling over the systems on the left highlights the countries and their regimes (along with the time period the regime was in power) that belong to the system.
ii) Rolling over the countries on the map highlights the system as well as the regime.
iii) Rolling over the regimes on the right similarly highlights the system and the country on the map.
Note that all the timelines go only up till 1980, the year the paper was published.
An extension to this visual could bring the categories, countries and regimes up to date.
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