Colonialism and imperialism

This book examines the character and composition of the black population of Britain between 1780 and 1830, previous studies of which have been hampered by a lack of demographic evidence.

This book examines the character and composition of the black population of Britain between 1780 and 1830, previous studies of which have been hampered by a lack of demographic evidence.

This edited collection focuses on global migration in its inter-regional, international and transnational variants, and argues that contemporary migration scholarship is significantly advanced both within anthropology and beyond it when ethnography is theoretically engaged to grapple with the social consequences and asymmetries of twenty-first century capitalism's global modalities.

This edited collection focuses on global migration in its inter-regional, international and transnational variants, and argues that contemporary migration scholarship is significantly advanced both within anthropology and beyond it when ethnography is theoretically engaged to grapple with the social consequences and asymmetries of twenty-first century capitalism's global modalities.

In 1792, 400,000 people put their signature to petitions calling for the abolition of the slaves trade.

In 1792, 400,000 people put their signature to petitions calling for the abolition of the slaves trade.

Bringing together for the first time leading historians of European decolonization, this book is a landmark in the comparative analysis of the fall of the European empires, viewed both as a problematic of European policy-making and as a formative experience in the development of new states.

Bringing together for the first time leading historians of European decolonization, this book is a landmark in the comparative analysis of the fall of the European empires, viewed both as a problematic of European policy-making and as a formative experience in the development of new states.

First published in 1987.

First published in 1987.

Colonial India in Children's Literature is the first book-length study to explore the intersections of children's literature and defining historical moments in colonial India.

Colonial India in Children's Literature is the first book-length study to explore the intersections of children's literature and defining historical moments in colonial India.

This collection brings much-needed focus to the vibrancy and vitality of minority and marginal writing about empire, and to their implications as expressions of embodied contact between imperial power and those negotiating its consequences from "e;below.

This collection brings much-needed focus to the vibrancy and vitality of minority and marginal writing about empire, and to their implications as expressions of embodied contact between imperial power and those negotiating its consequences from "e;below.

First published in 1972.

First published in 1972.

First Published in 1971.

First Published in 1971.

First published in 1963.

First published in 1963.

This work shows the extent to which the shipping of Africans to the Americas continued after the Abolition Act of 1807.

This work shows the extent to which the shipping of Africans to the Americas continued after the Abolition Act of 1807.

First published in 1970.

First published in 1970.

A useful guide to the state of the slave trade in 1850 and how the trade increased from then until 1873 when up to three times the amount of slaves were being traded.

A useful guide to the state of the slave trade in 1850 and how the trade increased from then until 1873 when up to three times the amount of slaves were being traded.

Hindu nationalism has emerged as a political ideology represented by the Hindu Mahasabha.

Hindu nationalism has emerged as a political ideology represented by the Hindu Mahasabha.

Republican China attracted an uncommon diversity of foreign interests, groups, and individuals, which included missionaries, adventurers, diplomats, academics, humanitarians and refugees, as well as hedonists and tourists.

Republican China attracted an uncommon diversity of foreign interests, groups, and individuals, which included missionaries, adventurers, diplomats, academics, humanitarians and refugees, as well as hedonists and tourists.

Compiled from the original documents of Sir William Young who headed a commission to the island after it was annexed to Britain in 1763, this history shows an independent people in their struggle against the Red Charaibs and then against the British settlers.

Compiled from the original documents of Sir William Young who headed a commission to the island after it was annexed to Britain in 1763, this history shows an independent people in their struggle against the Red Charaibs and then against the British settlers.

This classic in West Indian history is invaluable, not only for a study of the history of Barbados, but for its wealth of information about the island.

This classic in West Indian history is invaluable, not only for a study of the history of Barbados, but for its wealth of information about the island.

This work covers the period of rapid expansion after the British conquest in 1797 until the colony was faced with dislocations coinciding with the emancipation of the slaves.

This work covers the period of rapid expansion after the British conquest in 1797 until the colony was faced with dislocations coinciding with the emancipation of the slaves.

John Davy (1790-1868) was an English doctor and brother of the chemist Sir Humphrey Davy.

John Davy (1790-1868) was an English doctor and brother of the chemist Sir Humphrey Davy.

Disappointed with the purely secular tone of the earlier West Indian histories, Thomas Coke concentrated on the history of the missions in the Caribbean.

Disappointed with the purely secular tone of the earlier West Indian histories, Thomas Coke concentrated on the history of the missions in the Caribbean.

This volume deals mainly with Swann's life on and around Lake Tanganyika, a life that brought him knowledge of many African peoples living on the lake's shores.

This volume deals mainly with Swann's life on and around Lake Tanganyika, a life that brought him knowledge of many African peoples living on the lake's shores.

This collection of essays is one of the few pieces of work on the overseas possessions of the Second Reich.

This collection of essays is one of the few pieces of work on the overseas possessions of the Second Reich.

Commentators writing soon after the outbreak of the First World War about the classic problems of women's employment (low pay, lack of career structure, exclusion from "e;men's jobs"e;) frequently went on to say that the war had "e;changed all this"e;, and that women's position would never be the same again.

Commentators writing soon after the outbreak of the First World War about the classic problems of women's employment (low pay, lack of career structure, exclusion from "e;men's jobs"e;) frequently went on to say that the war had "e;changed all this"e;, and that women's position would never be the same again.

Focusing on notions of diaspora, identity and agency, this book examines ethnicity in war-torn Sri Lanka.

Focusing on notions of diaspora, identity and agency, this book examines ethnicity in war-torn Sri Lanka.

Cinema and Language Loss provides the first sustained exploration of the relationship between linguistic displacement and visuality in the filmic realm, examining in depth both its formal expressions and theoretical implications.

Cinema and Language Loss provides the first sustained exploration of the relationship between linguistic displacement and visuality in the filmic realm, examining in depth both its formal expressions and theoretical implications.