Colonialism and imperialism

Hinter dem Namen »East India Company« verbirgt sich eine Monstrosität: eine Firma, die auf eigene Rechnung und mit eigener Armee den ganzen indischen Subkontinent ausplünderte, Schlachten schlug und staatliche Macht an sich riss.

Colonial America was a time of new beginnings and discoveries.

"e;The Sailing of the Mayflower"e; is an 1858 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow dedicated to the 'Mayflower', an English ship that transported early Pilgrims to the New World in 1620.

"e;History of the Devil: His Origins, Greatness, and Decadence"e; is a 1870 work by Albert Reville.

A remarkable account by a pioneering woman explorer who was described by Rudyard Kipling as 'the bravest woman of all my knowledge'.

Historia del diablo explora un aspecto fundamental del imaginario en Occidente.

A vivid account of the bloody rebellion against colonial rule that raged through Northern India in the mid-nineteenth century.

Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors gives a fascinating insight into the history of the subcontinent under British rule and into the lives the British led there.

This book is about two of the most prominent leaders of South Africa, leaders whose respective roles shaped and influenced South Africa, both positively and negatively.

Personal, provocative and powerfully persuasive - an essential guide to what white feminism is, why it matters, and how we can put an end to it'Thoughtful and provocative.

General Gordons death in Khartoum on 26 January 1885 and the fall of the besieged city to the forces of the Mahdi was a crucial episode in British imperial history.

The manner of their meeting was unprecedented.

THE NEVER-BEFORE-TOLD STORY OF HOW THE TROUT CAME TO CALL INDIAN RIVERS ITS HOME.

This fascinating volume delves into the history of witchcraft and demonology.

The story of Spain's rise to greatness from its humble beginnings as one of the poorest and most marginal of European countries is a remarkable and dramatic one.

Conversaciones y testimonios del padre Amorth, uno de los exorcistas italianos más conocidos, con el periodista Roberto Italo Zanini.

La fundación de Colonia del Sacramento en el año 1680 marcó el inicio de un ciclo de guerras entre españoles y portugueses en el Río de la Plata que se prolongó durante más de cien años.

Ireland 1973: a very different world.

Colonial American history is one of the many subjects discussed in fifth grade.

Winston Churchill spent his early childhood in Ireland, had close Irish relatives, and was himself much involved in Irish political issues for a large part of his career.

Winston Churchill spent his early childhood in Ireland, had close Irish relatives, and was himself much involved in Irish political issues for a large part of his career.

Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution.

Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they?

For three hundred years the ghetto defined Jewish culture in the late medieval and early modern period in Western Europe.

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented.

'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.

Por vez primera se recogen historias de las pioneras en el salvaje Oeste americano.

From the eighteenth century until the 1950s the British Empire was the biggest political entity in the world.

Millions of Africans, Asians, and other peoples were the subjects of colonial rule by overseas empires through the mid-twentieth century.

'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.

Why do the innocent suffer in a world created by a loving God?

The Complete Treatise on Gold - Unknown - This is an alchemical tract, author unknown, although it does at one point mention a date during the 17th Century.

This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and warfare.

This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and warfare.

For three hundred years the ghetto defined Jewish culture in the late medieval and early modern period in Western Europe.

In the traditional narrative of American colonial history, early European settlements, as well as native peoples and African slaves, were treated in passing as unfortunate aberrations in a fundamentally upbeat story of Englishmen becoming freer and more prosperous by colonizing an abundant continent of "e;free land.

Was passiert mit einem Kontinent, der Freiheit predigt – und Kontrolle praktiziert?

Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution.

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented.