Colonialism and imperialism Books

This book explores how poets navigate the dynamic concept of 'home' through language, memory, and experience. Examining works by Moniza Alvi, Choman Hardi, and others, it considers themes of exile, hybridity, and belonging, revealing poetry's role in...

"France In North Africa, 1906" examines the complex relationship between France and its colonies in North Africa during the early 20th century. Thomas Willing Balch offers insights into the political, economic, and social dynamics shaping French colonial...

Laus A Laudatis is a collection of letters and notices commemorating the retirement of Sir T.E. Perry from the Council of India. This volume offers a glimpse into the administrative and social dynamics of British India. Through correspondence and...

The first of two volumes on the archbishops and cathedral chapters of seventeenth-century Manila, this book fills a historiographical gap by examining the diocesan clergy of the Philippines’ political maneuverings. In particular, this volume...

Eight years old and growing up in Colonial Singapore, enjoying all the elite privileges that came with having a Colonial senior police officer father. Rowena Hawkins and her immigrant family from Ceylon, were living the 1960s Singapore dream - a large...

Challenging Lies' is a book arguing that Africa's plight is external in origin-the result of the imperialism of Western countries whose survival depends on the systematic plundering of Africa. Massocki so powerfully argues that western imperialism...

The chapters in this book explores a range of issues across Higher Education including reparations, allyship, soft power, academic publishing and the politics of race within the university; together they represent an argument for the necessity of...

Essai sur l'administration de St. Domingue, published in 1785, offers a detailed examination of the governance of the French colony of Saint-Domingue. Authored by Abbé Raynal, a prominent figure of the Enlightenment, this essay delves into the...

This is the "Discours fait a l'Assemblée nationale, le 3 novembre 1791, par MM. les Commissaires de l'Assemblée générale de la partie françoise de Saiut-Domingue." It is a historical document stemming from the French colony...

Observations sur Saint-Domingue by Louis Antoine Esprit Rallier offers a crucial perspective on the tumultuous events in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) during the late 18th century. Written by Rallier, a deputy of Ille et Vilaine...

"Suite des observations sur Saint-Domingue" offers a unique perspective on the tumultuous events in Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti) during the late 18th century. Written by Louis Antoine Esprit Rallier, a member of the Conseil des Anciens, this work...

Informe dirigido a S.M. por el Consulado y Comercio de Cádiz en 24 de julio, sobre los perjuicios que se originarian de la concesion del comercio libre de los extranjeros con nuestras Américas offers a crucial perspective on the economic...

"Epitome chileno, ideas contra la paz" by Santiago de Tesillo, offers a unique glimpse into the political and social landscape of 17th-century Chile. Written in Spanish, this historical work provides insights into the challenges and conflicts of the...

L'Algérie, Volume 1, by Jean Jacques Baude, offers a detailed historical and political overview of Algeria during the early years of French colonial rule. Written in French, this volume provides insights into the administrative, social, and...

Observations du général Clauzel sur quelques actes de son commandement à Alger offers a firsthand account of General Bertrand Clauzel's command in Algiers. Published in 1831, this work provides valuable insights into the early years...

Lettre sur la politique de la France en Algérie presents Emperor Napoleon III's directives regarding French policy in Algeria. Addressed to Marshal MacMahon, Duke of Magenta and Governor-General of Algeria, this letter outlines the Emperor's...

Estudos praticos sobre a administração das provincias no Brasil pt.1, Volume 2, by Visconde do Uruguay, offers a detailed analysis of provincial administration in 19th-century Brazil. This historical work delves into the practical aspects of...

Condition juridique des sujets et protégés musulmans des puissances étrangères dans l'empire ottoman et spécialement en Egypte, written by Aly Koréi and published in 1913, examines the legal status of Muslim...

Memoria De Colonización Presentada Al Congreso Nacional De 1872 Por El Ministro Del Ramo offers a detailed account of colonization efforts presented to the Chilean National Congress in 1872. Authored by the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Relations, this...

Essays on the security challenges faced by African states.The central concern that shapes this edited volume is the nature of the African state. Contributors point to an interesting intersection of domestic and external issues that is framed as a...

In contrast to the common understanding of politics as a domain of speaking, reveals an alternative tradition where the spoken word fails, collapses, breaks (i.e., a politics of not speaking).According to a common conception, modern politics is based on...

The diverging forms of material and immaterial missionary heritages and legacies.For centuries, Christian missions have intervened in local religious communities, practices and ideas across the globe, generating encounters between Indigenous and Western...

Although the post-colonial situation has attracted considerable interest over recent years, one important colonial power - Portugal - has not been given any attention. This book is the first to explore notions of ethnicity, "race", culture, and nation in...

This book is a significant contribution to the socio-political history of science and technology in India, combining a wholistic perspective with a strong regional flavour.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Taking a multidisciplinary approach to examine the dynamics of ethno-national contestation and colonialism in Israel/Palestine, this book investigates the approaches for dealing with the colonial and post-colonial urban space, resituating them within the...

Decolonisation after Democracy addresses the provocative idea that we need to rid higher education of lingering forms of colonial knowledge. This matters because in the colonial era much knowledge was put to the service of subjugating indigenous peoples,...

""A Historical Account Of The Conspiracies By The Earls Of Gowry, And Robert Logan Of Restalrig, Against King James VI, Of Glorious Memory"" is a book written by George Mackenzie Cromarty and published in 1713. The book provides a detailed historical...

Il libro ""Intorno Al Progetto Di Legge Sull' Imposta Pei Redditi Della Ricchezza Mobile: Discorsi (1863)"" di Luigi Minervini ����� una raccolta di discorsi che affrontano il progetto di legge sull'imposta sui redditi della ricchezza mobile. Pubblicato...

""Eroi Sconosciuti: Fratelli Archibugi, 1848-1849"" ����� un libro scritto da Silvagni, David e pubblicato nel 1893. Il libro racconta la storia dei fratelli Archibugi, due eroi sconosciuti che hanno combattuto per la libert������ e l'indipendenza...

Das Buch ""Entwurf eines Gesetzes �����ber den Vollzug der Freiheitsstrafen: F�����r das Deutsche Reich"" von Ernst Sichart wurde im Jahr 1892 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine detaillierte Beschreibung eines Gesetzesentwurfs f�����r den...

Entstehung und Umst�����ndliche Darstellung der Revolution im Spanischen Amerika (1818) ist ein Buch von F. A. Rocca, das sich mit der Entstehung und Entwicklung der Revolution in Spanisch-Amerika befasst. Das Buch wurde erstmals 1818 ver������ffentlicht...

El libro ""El �����ltimo Suplicio de las Libertades Catalanas"" (1858) escrito por Jos����� Hern�����ndez del Mas, es una obra hist������rica que relata la represi������n y la opresi������n a la que fue sometida Catalu�����a durante el siglo XIX. En este...

Discurso Canonico-Legal: Sobre Los Nombramientos De Gobernadores (1839) es un libro escrito por Pedro Gonzalez De Vallejo. En este libro, el autor ofrece un discurso sobre los nombramientos de gobernadores desde una perspectiva can������nica y legal. El...

Die Helden des teutschen Kommunismus ist ein Buch von Karl Heinzen, das im Jahr 1848 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein historisches Werk, das sich mit der Geschichte der deutschen kommunistischen Bewegung befasst. Das Buch beschreibt die wichtigsten...

""Die Gewerkschaftsbewegung"" von Wilhelm Kulemann ist ein Buch, das im Jahr 1900 ver������ffentlicht wurde und sich mit der Gewerkschaftsbewegung in Deutschland befasst. Der Autor untersucht die Geschichte und Entwicklung der Gewerkschaften von ihren...

Die Grundung Preussisch-Deutscher Colonien Im Indischen Und Grossen Ocean: Mit Besonderer Rucksicht Auf Das Ostliche Asien (1867) ist ein Buch von Ernst Friedel. Es beschreibt die Gr�����ndung der deutschen Kolonien im Indischen und Pazifischen Ozean,...