National liberation & independence, post-colonialism books

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Lithuania: The Rebirth of a Nation, 1991-1994

Lithuania: The Rebirth of a Nation, 1991-1994

Author: Alexandra Ashbourne
ISBN: 9780739100271
Format: Hardback
$216.48

In addition to chronicling the lively chain of events leading to and stemming from the declaration of independence,...  Read More >>

The Atlas of States: Global Change 1900-2000

The Atlas of States: Global Change 1900-2000

Author: A. J. Christopher (University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
ISBN: 9780471986133
Format: Hardback
$926.95

The past century has seen the number of sovereign states expand from 56 at the peak of European imperialism to over...  Read More >>

A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service: The Memoirs of Sir Ian Scott

A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service: The Memoirs...

Author: Denis Judd
ISBN: 9781860643804
Format: Hardback
$130.68

This memoir follows the author's life from his schooldays in Trinidad to the North-West frontier of India, Delhi...  Read More >>

Overturned Chariot: The Autobiography of Phan-Boi-Chau

Overturned Chariot: The Autobiography of Phan-Boi-Chau...

Author: Phan-Boi-Chau ,  Phan-Boi-Chan
ISBN: 9780824818753
Format: Paperback
$79.20

In 1928, while under house arrest by the French authorities, Phan composed an account of his life. His original...  Read More >>

Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon

Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon

Author: Deborah L. Madsen
ISBN: 9780745315102
Format: Paperback
$54.95

Essays in which the ethnic literatures of North America are added to the developing postcolonial canon  Read More >>

Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon

Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon

Author: Deborah L. Madsen
ISBN: 9780745315157
Format: Hardback
$234.96

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Divide and Fall?: Bosnia in the Annals of Partition

Divide and Fall?: Bosnia in the Annals of Partition...

Author: Radha Kumar
ISBN: 9781859841839
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Examines the carve-up of Bosnia, comparing it to earlier divisions of Ireland, India, Palestine and Cyprus.  Read More >>

Devotional Islam and Politics in British India: Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi and His Movement, 1870-1920

Devotional Islam and Politics in British India: Ahmad...

Author: Usha Sanyal
ISBN: 9780195648621
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Through the study of the fatwas and tracts of Ahmad Riza Khan, Sanyal analyses the religious discourse of the Ahl-e...  Read More >>

Death of a Notary: Conquest and Change in Colonial New York

Death of a Notary: Conquest and Change in Colonial New...

Author: Donna Merwick
ISBN: 9780801436086
Format: Hardback
$150.35

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The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence

The Proudest Day: India's Long Road to Independence...

Author: David Fisher ,  Anthony Read
ISBN: 9780393318982
Format: Paperback
$46.20

In 1835, Lord Macaulay, in his Minute on Indian Education, had prophesied that the eventual self-rule of India would...  Read More >>

Edouard Glissant and Postcolonial Theory: Strategies of Language and Resistance

Edouard Glissant and Postcolonial Theory: Strategies...

Author: Celia Britton
ISBN: 9780813918495
Format: Paperback
$58.30

A Presentation of Glissant's theoretical writings on the colonial experience in the Caribbean, and an analysis of...  Read More >>

Refashioning Futures: Criticism after Postcoloniality

Refashioning Futures: Criticism after Postcoloniality...

Author: David Scott
ISBN: 9780691004860
Format: Paperback
$94.99

David Scott argues that recent cultural theories aimed at ""deconstructing"" Western representations of the non-West...  Read More >>

From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawaii

From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty...

Author: Haunani-Kay Trask
ISBN: 9780824820596
Format: Paperback
$68.64

This text challenges stereotypes of Hawaiians and explores the wrongs perpetrated upon the native peoples. It includes...  Read More >>

The Last British Liberals in Africa: Michael Blundell and Garfield Todd

The Last British Liberals in Africa: Michael Blundell...

Author: Dickson Mungazi [Deceased]
ISBN: 9780275962838
Format: Hardback
$140.00

A study of the clash of two traditions, British liberalism and African nationalism, and an examination of how Michael...  Read More >>

Edouard Glissant and Postcolonial Theory: Strategies of Language and Resistance

Edouard Glissant and Postcolonial Theory: Strategies...

Author: Celia Britton
ISBN: 9780813918488
Format: Hardback
$133.10

A Presentation of Glissant's theoretical writings on the colonial experience in the Caribbean, and an analysis of...  Read More >>

The Taking of Hong Kong: Charles and Clara Elliot in China Waters

The Taking of Hong Kong: Charles and Clara Elliot in...

Author: Susanna Hoe ,  Derek Roebuck
ISBN: 9780700711451
Format: Hardback
$315.00

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Tropicopolitans: Colonialism and Agency, 1688–1804

Tropicopolitans: Colonialism and Agency, 1688–1804

Author: Srinivas Aravamudan
ISBN: 9780822323150
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Aims to reconstruct the colonial imagination of the eighteenth century. By exploring representations of peoples...  Read More >>

Tropicopolitans: Colonialism and Agency, 1688–1804

Tropicopolitans: Colonialism and Agency, 1688–1804

Author: Srinivas Aravamudan
ISBN: 9780822322832
Format: Hardback
$422.27

Presents an analysis of texts that accompanied European commercial and imperial expansion from the Glorious Revolution...  Read More >>

What Did the Declaration Declare?

What Did the Declaration Declare?

Author: Joseph J. Ellis
ISBN: 9780312190637
Format: Paperback
$50.69

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Revolutionary Anglicanism: The Colonial Church of England Clergy during the American Revolution

Revolutionary Anglicanism: The Colonial Church of England...

Author: N. Rhoden
ISBN: 9780333724873
Format: Hardback
$290.37

This study describes the experiences and political opinions of the colonial Anglican clergy during the American...  Read More >>

Positioning the Missionary: John Booth Good and the Confluence of Cultures in Nineteenth-Century British Columbia

Positioning the Missionary: John Booth Good and the...

Author: Brett Christophers
ISBN: 9780774806558
Format: Paperback
$94.91

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Colonizing Bodies: Aboriginal Health and Healing in British Columbia, 1900-50

Colonizing Bodies: Aboriginal Health and Healing in...

Author: Mary-Ellen Kelm
ISBN: 9780774806787
Format: Paperback
$94.91

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Empire and Antislavery: Spain, Cuba and Puerto Rico, 1833-74

Empire and Antislavery: Spain, Cuba and Puerto Rico,...

Author: Christopher Schmidt-Nowara
ISBN: 9780822956907
Format: Paperback
$65.87

This book is a study of the origins of the Abolitionist Society and its role in the destruction of Cuban and Puerto...  Read More >>

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