Colonialism & imperialism books

WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY ‘A narrative of...  Read More >>

The bizarre and little known story of how a hubristic Archduke became the puppet Emperor of Mexico - with tragic...  Read More >>

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This book explores a particular 1918-20 'moment' in the British Empire's history, between the First World War's...  Read More >>

The nineteenth century is too often invoked as moment where Britain alone exerted global dominance, without the...  Read More >>

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This book confronts colonial development models to decolonize the methodologies and epistemologies of development...  Read More >>

This book uses literature to explain why pre-Confederation Canadians did not want to become Americans. The author...  Read More >>

In Decolonizing Patagonia: Mapuche Peoples and State Formation in Argentina, Lucas Savino examines Indigenous efforts...  Read More >>

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This book offers the first in-depth enquiry into the origins of 135 Indigenous Australian objects acquired by the...  Read More >>

This open access book examines how auditory environments in different contexts have contributed to understanding...  Read More >>

This book discusses how ancient Japanese mythology was utilized during the colonial period to justify the annexation...  Read More >>

Since her creation in 1959, Barbie has become an icon of femininity to girls all over the world. In this monograph,...  Read More >>

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This essential new book presents a discussion of racial relations, Jungian psychology, and politics as a dialogue...  Read More >>

This open access book explores the role of religion in England's overseas companies and the formation of English...  Read More >>

This open access book explores the role of religion in England's overseas companies and the formation of English...  Read More >>

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A career-defining collection from one of America's most significant poets, never before published in the UK.  Read More >>

This book examines the work of prominent South African geologist Alex Du Toit as a means of understanding the debate...  Read More >>

This analysis of writings about the experiences of black Christians in seventeenth-century Peru and New Granada...  Read More >>

This novel-like tale of the life of, and legends surrounding, a remarkable Black celebrity and his ancestors and...  Read More >>

A magisterial history of the foundation of the British Empire, and the forgotten story of native resistance.  Read More >>

The Laws and the Land, an original and impassioned account of the history of the relationship between Canada and...  Read More >>