Colonialism & imperialism books

This volume addresses the ways the ‘native labour’ question in the Portuguese late colonial empire in Africa became...  Read More >>

The book presents a new interpretation of the Santal Rebellion, the Hul 1855–1856, drawing on the colonial sources...  Read More >>

This book shows how the police functioned in the cities of the Napoleonic Empire.  Read More >>

Combining immaculate scholarship with extraordinary storytelling, Swapna Liddle has produced an outstanding book...  Read More >>

This Palgrave Pivot combines anthropological, biographical and autoethnographic perspectives onto imperial intimacies,...  Read More >>

This Element studies the causes and the consequences of modern imperialism based on the argument that imperialism...  Read More >>

In 1967 Israel occupied the western section of Syria’s Golan Heights, expelling 130,000 residents and leaving only...  Read More >>

James Whidden looks at the political, cultural and intellectual landscapes of Egypt between the wars, from the nationalist...  Read More >>

In 1967 Israel occupied the western section of Syria’s Golan Heights, expelling 130,000 residents and leaving only...  Read More >>

Colonial Immigrants in a British City (1979) analyses the relationship between West Indian and Asian immigrants...  Read More >>

The Development of British Immigration Law (1986) examines the policies and laws of immigration law in the UK. Particular...  Read More >>

One Way Ticket (1983) examines the ‘hidden armies’ of migrant women workers who have fulfilled a demand for low-skilled,...  Read More >>

Minorities in the Open Society (1986) challenges optimistic assumptions regarding race relations in western nations,...  Read More >>

Jamaican Migrant (1965) is the honest and moving recollection of a Jamaican cabinet-maker who emigrated to a new...  Read More >>

Cultural Conflict and Adaptation (1990) examines the alienation and cultural conflicts faced at school by the children...  Read More >>

The Americanization Syndrome (1987) examines the historical role of education in the process of ‘Americanization’....  Read More >>

Crossing Cultural Borders (1991) examines the day-to-day interaction of immigrant children with adults, siblings...  Read More >>

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Ugandan Asians in Great Britain (1975) examines the impact of the 1972 immigration of 28,000 Asians expelled from...  Read More >>

This book offers a new account of the development of conflict photography. It explores how the new technology of...  Read More >>

Lost Illusions, first published in 1988, analyses the differing experiences of Caribbean migration to Britain and...  Read More >>

Point of Arrival (1975) examines the experiences of the various immigrant groups – the Huguenots, Irish, Jews, Pakistanis...  Read More >>

Migrant Labour in Europe (1987) examines the movement of workers from less prosperous parts of Europe to areas with...  Read More >>

Geography & Ethnic Pluralism (1984) examines the debate around pluralism – the segmentation of population by race...  Read More >>

Migration and Mobility (1984) examines the biological aspects of population movement, including genetic, anthropometric...  Read More >>