Colonialism and imperialism

A bold new account of European imperialism told through the history of waterIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land surface of the planet.

In the nineteenth century, a number of Zoroastrians emigrated from Iran to India.

Afrika - Kontinent einer reichen GeschichteDie Geschichte Afrikas ist die Geschichte der Anfänge der menschlichen Zivilisation.

In the 1980s, Britain actively engaged with China in order to promote globalisation and manage Hong Kong's decolonisation.

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024**From one kiss comes a chain reaction a masterpiece of memoir from the winner of the Baillie Gifford and the Booker prize Extraordinary Sarah Perry Masterpiece Colm T ib n Wholly original.

A bold new account of European imperialism told through the history of waterIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land surface of the planet.

Chinese workers helped build the modern world.

"e;Tribes"e; appear worldwide today as vestiges of a pre-modern past at odds with the workings of modern states.

This book introduces the 'Southern criminology' movement; explores its theoretical, methodological, and philosophical tools; offers analytical accounts on the development of criminological thoughts in marginalised regions; and showcases the cutting edge of criminological research from Southern settings.

'An essential and fascinating book .

Patrick West's Architectures of Occupation in the Australian Short Story cultivates the potential for literary representations of architectural space to contribute to the development of a contemporary politics of Australian post-colonialism.

This book aspires to establish a dialogue among the studies of sustainable development, global environmental politics, comparative regionalism, and area studies of Eurasia.

This book introduces the life and work of Darcy Ribeiro (1922-1997), one of the foremost exponents of Brazilian/Latin American Social thought in the 20th century.

The authors of Bloody April 1917 present a new volume of facts, photos, and analysis covering aerial combat in the last days of the Great War.

Patrick West's Architectures of Occupation in the Australian Short Story cultivates the potential for literary representations of architectural space to contribute to the development of a contemporary politics of Australian post-colonialism.

This book explores the philosophical and political roots of the United Bengal movement of 1947 that emerged as a final bid to keep the province united against Partition.

This book aspires to establish a dialogue among the studies of sustainable development, global environmental politics, comparative regionalism, and area studies of Eurasia.

This book introduces the 'Southern criminology' movement; explores its theoretical, methodological, and philosophical tools; offers analytical accounts on the development of criminological thoughts in marginalised regions; and showcases the cutting edge of criminological research from Southern settings.

Black British Gospel Music is a dynamic and multifaceted musical practice, a diasporic river rooted in the experiences of Black British Christian communities.

This book is the first overall survey of the British West Indian press in the early nineteenth century-a critical period in the history of the region.

This book examines the largely neglected but crucial role of transnational actors in democratic constitution-making.

Conscience as a Historical Force is the first true analysis of the life and thought of the radically democratic eighteenth-century backcountry figure of Herman Husband (1724-1795) and his heavily metaphorical political and religious writings during the "e;Age of Revolution.

This book is the first overall survey of the British West Indian press in the early nineteenth century-a critical period in the history of the region.

This book introduces the life and work of Darcy Ribeiro (1922-1997), one of the foremost exponents of Brazilian/Latin American Social thought in the 20th century.

This book examines the largely neglected but crucial role of transnational actors in democratic constitution-making.

Conscience as a Historical Force is the first true analysis of the life and thought of the radically democratic eighteenth-century backcountry figure of Herman Husband (1724-1795) and his heavily metaphorical political and religious writings during the "e;Age of Revolution.

This book explores the philosophical and political roots of the United Bengal movement of 1947 that emerged as a final bid to keep the province united against Partition.

Black British Gospel Music is a dynamic and multifaceted musical practice, a diasporic river rooted in the experiences of Black British Christian communities.

A fictionalized World War I memoir by RAF pilot John Everard Gurdon, “an evocative picture of the daily life of the squadron and its characters” (Western Front Association).

The authors of Bloody April 1917 present a new volume of facts, photos, and analysis covering aerial combat in the last days of the Great War.

The forces of the independent Zulu kingdom inflicted a crushing defeat on British imperial forces at Isandlwana in January 1879.

The last of the nine Frontier Wars fought between 1799–1877 was in many ways a ‘prequel’ to the more famous Zulu War of 1879, featuring as it did many of the British regiments and personalities who were to fight at Isandlwana, as well as being the final defeat of the Xhosa people and their reduction to lowly workers for the colonists.

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

An indispensable set of interviews on foreign and domestic issues with the bestselling author of Hegemony or Survival, "e;America's most useful citizen.

Apocalipse já está acontecendo, é uma guerra pelo controle do planeta entre os Anjos e os Shedim e os demônios.

The fascinating story of the Chinese presence in and influence on this country - our intertwined history from colonial times to today.

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

This book elaborates the politico-ideological viewpoints of Aurobindo, as displayed when he reigned as one of the major nationalist leaders defining Indian nationalism.

This fully illustrated volume explores German military aviation during WWI through archival photographs and authentically detailed replicas.

The end of the Qajar era in Iran, despite the accepted narrative of decline, was in fact an occasion of modern and forward-thinking nationalism.

The thrilling biography of the brilliant British inventor and daredevil war hero whose efforts saved countless lives during WWI.

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

A fictionalized World War I memoir by RAF pilot John Everard Gurdon, “an evocative picture of the daily life of the squadron and its characters” (Western Front Association).

After a turbulent modern history of conquest and colonialism, Mexico has developed as an economy that may be emerging but still displays significant levels of poverty, particularly in relation to its neighbor to the north, the United States.

"e;It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light.

Dieses Buch vereint unglaubliche Geschichten aus zwei Jahrtausenden, die sich tatsächlich zugetragen haben, aber kaum den Weg in die Öffentlichkeit fanden.

The forces of the independent Zulu kingdom inflicted a crushing defeat on British imperial forces at Isandlwana in January 1879.

In this first collection of interviews since the bestselling 9-11, our foremost intellectual activist examines crucial new questions of U.