Colonialism and imperialism

An intellectual who did not like intellectuals, a socialist who did not trust the state, a writer of the left who found it easier to forgive writers of the right, a liberal who was against free markets, a Protestant who believed in religion but not in God, a fierce opponent of nationalism who defined Englishness for a generation.

Los muiscas del altiplano cundiboyacense y su participación en el entramado colonial (siglo XVI) analiza el papel activo de las comunidades indígenas de esa región en el contexto de la dominación colonial de la segunda mitad del siglo XVI y las distintas facetas en las que la sociedad indígena respondió al poder español.

A half-century into the conflict between Israel and Palestine, Israel's Occupation at Fifty brings together eminent political leaders, scholars, and activists for a wide-ranging, at times contentious, and remarkably fruitful discussion of the region's fate.

An essential biography of a cricketing great, exploring his achievements as a player, manager and political activist.

THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE for anyone who thinks they'd survive the world's most hostile environments - or at least imagine they could do.

Niall Ferguson's acclaimed bestseller on the highs and lows of Britain's empire'A remarkably readable pr cis of the whole British imperial story - triumphs, deceits, decencies, kindnesses, cruelties and all' Jan Morris Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles of Africa and the deserts of Arabia.

The central problem to which this book, first published in 1984, is addressed is the transformation of agrarian structure as it historically evolved in India.

Part of Pluto's 21st birthday series Get Political, which brings essential political writing in a range of fields to a new audience.

As the rivalry between the US and China enters a dangerous new phase, reaffirming the politics of anti-imperialism is a task more important than ever.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Mohammed El-Kurd has written a new Discourse on Colonialism for the twenty-first century.

'A splendid, exciting book' Daily Mirror'The story of the first all-out struggle in Asia between Communism and the West, vividly told in an exciting and engrossing book' Sunday ExpressOnly three short years after the end of the Japanese occupation, war came again to Malaya.

An essential biography of a cricketing great, exploring his achievements as a player, manager and political activist.

On the 25th April 1974, a coup destroyed the ranks of Portugal’s fascist Estado Novo government as the Portuguese people flooded the streets of Lisbon, placing red carnations in the barrels of guns and demanding a ‘land for those who work in it’.

A revelatory historical indictment of the long afterlife of slavery in the Atlantic worldTo fully understand why the shadow of slavery haunts us today, we must confront the flawed way that it ended.

The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller on India's experience of British colonialism, by the internationally-acclaimed author and diplomat Shashi Tharoor'Tharoor's impassioned polemic slices straight to the heart of the darkness that drives all empires .

This outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people.

The Killer Trail tells the tale of one of the most notorious atrocities to take place during the European 'scramble for Africa', a real life story of insane violence in the heart of an exotic continent that eerily prefigures fictional accounts such as The Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now.

A darkly humorous horror that will get under your skin and have you questioning everyone you know .

From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to eventual victory over Nazi Germany, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen.

Corporate Couplooks at the attempted overthrow of the elected government of Venezuela, an intervention which, despite open backing by the United States, failed spectacularly.

A both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked, from Wolfson Prize-winning author and historian John DarwinThe British Empire shaped the world in countless ways: repopulating continents, carving out nations, imposing its own language, technology and values.

A fascinating examination of why England failed for so long to colonize North America, in contrast to Spain's rapid conquest farther south.

A sweeping yet penetrating collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky, exploring the most pressing global concerns of our time.

The most charismatic figure to emerge during the struggles for the independence of Ireland was undoubtedly Michael Collins.

The last book of essays by Church of Satan founder LaVey.

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Ancient, medieval and modern, this book is a critical account of the historical, political and cultural roots of Zionism.

'Extremely convincing' - Electronic IntifadaFor decades we have spoken of the Israel-Palestine conflict, but what if our understanding of the issue has been wrong all along?

I Dare Say: A Gerald Horne Reader is a timely and essential collection of the many works of Professor Gerald Horne-a historian who has made an indelible impact on the study of US and international history.

From the 16th century, the mines of Potos , perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire.

A bitter sweet, dark political comedy based on one man's true story and his odyssey in search for identity, And Here I Am is an epic voyage of identity and self-discovery based on Ahmed Tobasi's personal coming of age story.

From the 16th century, the mines of Potos , perched high in the Andes, bankrolled the Spanish empire.

Paul Revere's midnight ride looms as an almost mythical event in American history--yet it has been largely ignored by scholars and left to patriotic writers and debunkers.

Paul Revere's midnight ride looms as an almost mythical event in American history--yet it has been largely ignored by scholars and left to patriotic writers and debunkers.

From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted 'Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time.

The authoritative, epic history of the British colonisation of Australia.

Written in 1957, when North African independence movements were gaining momentum, The Colonizer and the Colonized studies the enduring legacy, political as much as psychological, of colonisation throughout the world.

From the author of 'Edge of Empire' comes a fascinating, thought-provoking and alternative history of the American Revolution - that of those Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire.

Alta Magia Negra!

La influència catalana, els negocis i la vida quotidiana a la colònia de Guinea Equatorial.

Der mächtige Amazonas trägt auf seiner Reise quer durch Lateinamerika Tausende Geschichten mit sich.

Desde principios del siglo XX, organizaciones y movimientos antirracistas de población negra se acercaron a los postulados del marxismo.

Der Alte sitzt am Ufer der Loire, wippt vor und zurück und murmelt monoton vor sich hin: Taba-Taba-Taba.

"Su obra expresa el quehacer de un humanista comprometido con su tiempo y la de un maestro forjador de conciencias rebeldes, así describe Marcos Roitman Rosenmann a Don Pablo, cuya personalidad y capacidad crítica le han ganado el respeto académico en América Latina.

Das Mädchen Imani muss den portugiesischen Offizier Germano unterstützen, weil sie die Sprache und die Sitten der Europäer kennt.

¿Por qué la sociedad española siempre ha creído en las bondades de la llamada conquista de América?