Colonialisme

How empire shaped us

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Few historical subjects have generated such intense and sustained interest in recent decades as Britain's imperial past. What accounts for this preoccupation? Why has it gained such purchase on the historical imagination? How has it endured even as its subject slips further into…

Native space: geographic strategies to unsettle settler colonia…

by Barnd, Natchee Blu

fromFirst Peoples

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La 4ème de couverture indique : "Native Space explores how Indigenous communities and individuals sustain and create geographies through place-naming, everyday cultural practices, and artistic activism, within the boundaries of the settler colonial nation of the United States. D…

Coloniser, exterminer: sur la guerre et l'état colonial

by Le Cour Grandmaison, Olivier

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En partant de l'analyse de la conquête et de la colonisation de l'Algérie au XIXe siècle, permet de comprendre la nature des guerres qui se sont déroulées en Afrique du Nord et ailleurs, mais aussi de saisir la nature et le fonctionnement des institutions racistes et discriminat…

Colonial caring: a history of colonial and post-colonial nursing

fromNursing history and humanities

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"From the height of colonialism in the mid-nineteenth century, through to the aftermath of the Second World War, nurses have been at the heart of colonial projects. They were ideally placed to insinuate the 'improving' culture of their employers into the local communities they s…

Africa since 1940: the past of the present

by Cooper, Frederick

fromNew approaches to African history

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"Frederick Cooper's latest book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa initiates a new textbook series: New Approaches to African History. His book will help readers understand the historical processes which have shaped Africa's current position in the world…

Africa since 1940: the past of the present

by Cooper, Frederick

fromNew approaches to African history

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"Frederick Cooper's latest book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa initiates a new textbook series: New Approaches to African History. His book will help readers understand the historical processes which have shaped Africa's current position in the world…

A mission to civilize: the republican idea of empire in France and West …

by Conklin, Alice L.

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"This book addresses a central but often ignored question in the history of modern France and modern colonialism: How did the Third Republic, highly regarded for its professed democratic values, allow itself to be seduced by the insidious and persistent appeal of a "civilizing" …

The dynamics of global dominance: European overseas empires, 1415-1980

by Abernethy, David B.

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"In this book, the author argues that relatively autonomous profit-making, religious, and governmental institutions enabled west European countries to launch triple assaults on other societies. Indigenous people also played a role in their eventual subjugation by inviting Europe…

Carnal knowledge and imperial power: race and the intimate in colonial rule

by Stoler, Ann Laura

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This landmark book tracks matters of intimacy to investigate matters of state in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Indonesia, particularly the critical role played by sexual arrangements and affective attachments in creating colonial categories and distinguishing the r…

Capacity building in developing countries: human and environmental dimensions

by James, Valentine Udoh

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Contains 18 essays which focus on the need for capacity building at the grassroots level to enable indigenous people to participate in the economic, socio-cultural, political and environmental processes necessary for sustainable development.

An economic history of Nigeria, 1860-1960

by Ekundare, R. Olufemi

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Survey of Nigeria from 1860 to 1960 - covers demographic aspects and geographical aspects, social structure, political system, economic conditions under colonialism and independence, the role of UK, economic policy, fiscal policy, transport, communication, agricultural developme…