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Empireby Stephen Howe
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 12.99Much of the world's history is the history of empires. But what has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics? This title seeks answers to such questions as: Do the United States and its allies, transnational companies, financial and media institutions, or more broadly the forces of 'globalisation', constitute a new imperial system? more...
Words cannot be foundby J Silvester
BRILL 2003; US$ 86.00The year 2004 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the Namibian war against German rule. It is intended that this annotated re-publication of the suppressed "Blue Book" - a rare document of African voices describing their encounter with a colonial power - will be a memorial to those that died. more...
A History of Nigeriaby Toyin Falola; Matthew M. Heaton
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 22.00An exploration of Nigeria's pre-colonial and colonial past, and its journey from independence to statehood. more...
Empireby Niall Ferguson
Basic Books 2008; US$ 17.95A splendid history.... If Americans want to be convinced of the benefits of empire, as well as apprised of its costs, they need merely pick up Ferguson's dazzling book.- Weekly Standard more...
Motagua Colonialby Lawrence H. Feldman
Boson Books 1998; US$ 10.95The Classic era centers of Quirigua and Copan are the eastern most outposts of early Mayan civilization. The Middle Motagua served as the source of Mesoamerica's most precious material. It was the home of the jade that was so highly valued by ancient peoples. With the fall, close to 1000 A.D. of Quirigua, Copan and their satellite communities, the lands of the Motagua drainage descend into an ahistorical void. Not until the end of the Hispanic colonial era do these lands receive any but the most cursory historical treatment. It is the intention of this book to explore this unknown time between the fall of the ancient cities and independence of Guatemala from the Spanish Crown. By using the earliest documents we can look at the end of prehistory,... more...
On Plymouth Rockby Samuel Adams Drake
Digital Scanning, Inc. 2001; US$ 4.95On Plymouth Rock is an historically rich and educational story of the history surrounding Plymouth Rock. It tells of the settlers' historic landing in Plymouth Harbor, and reveals the steps by which they founded Plymouth Colony in New England in 1620. more...
Imperial Eyesby Mary Louise Pratt
Routledge 1992; US$ 39.95Pratt intriguingly explores European travel and exploration writing. In a study of genre and as a critique of ideology, Imperial Eyes examines how travel books by Europeans create the domestic subject of European imperialism. more...
Trade and Empire in the Atlantic 1400-1600by David Birmingham
Routledge 2000; US$ 34.95An accessible and concise introduction to European expansion overseas during the early modern period. It is the ideal guide to a controversial and essential topic of world history. more...
Post-Colonial Transformationby Bill Ashcroft
Routledge 2001; US$ 37.95This comprehensive analysis of the major features of post-colonial studies presents a revolutionary view of how post-colonial societies have responded to colonial control. more...
Roman Officers and English Gentlemenby Richard Hingley
Routledge 2000; US$ 42.95This landmark book shows how much Victorian and Edwardian Roman archaeologists were influenced by their own experience of empire in their interpretation of archaeological evidence. more...









