Colonialism & imperialism books

The Peace of Utrecht (1713) was perhaps the first political treaty that had a global impact. It not only ended a...  Read More >>

This book covers the period from the 1880s up to the early 1950s, offering a complete overview of the decades during...  Read More >>

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Honourable Intentions? compares the significance and strategic use of ideas of honour in two colonial societies,...  Read More >>

The empires of Rome, Byzantium, the Ottomans and later the British, all sought to develop a common territorial base...  Read More >>

Dana Van Kooy draws critical attention to Percy Bysshe Shelley as a dramatist and argues that his dramas represent...  Read More >>

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This book discusses the dynamics of a mass internal migration in South Asia. It traces the historical roots of certain...  Read More >>

This volume explores the scope and limits of Mahatma Gandhi's moral politics and its implications for Indian and...  Read More >>

This volume reiterates the continued relevance of imperialism, as a continuous arrangement from the early years...  Read More >>

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This book argues that as colonialism brought the concept of individual, as opposed to collective, land ownership...  Read More >>

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On the 20th of January 1526, the Santiago left Lisbon bound for Africa with a cargo of iron and cloth; by early...  Read More >>

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Commodity culture and colonialism are intimately related and mutually constitutive. This book analyses the transformation...  Read More >>

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This book presents new primary research on a range of aspects of early modern East Asia. Focusing primarily on maritime...  Read More >>

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