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  • The Case for Colonialism

    by Bruce Gilley ...
    "For the last hundred years, Western colonialism has had a bad name." So began Professor Bruce Gilley's watershed academic article "The Case for Colonialism" of 2017. The article sparked a global furor. Critics and defenders of Gilley's argument battled it out in the court of public opinion. The Times of London described Gilley as "probably the academic most likely to be no-platformed in Britain." ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Imperialist

    Sir Alan Burns's Epic Defense of the British Empire

    by Bruce Gilley ...
    The British Empire, one of the most powerful forces in history, was also one of the most humane. Yet at its twilight, few were willing to defy the anti-colonial reaction that condemned millions to despotism under the regimes that replaced it. Sir Alan Burns was among them.In this lively and provocative work of history, Bruce Gilley vindicates Sir Alan’s view that decolonization was poorly managed ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • In Defense of German Colonialism

    And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West

    by Bruce Gilley ...
    Famed historian and author of the groundbreaking "The Case for Colonialism" demonstrates that, contary to modern presuppositions, German colonialism from its early roots to the mid-twentieth century was overall a force for good in the world where development was encouraged and native governance flourished.Historian and university professor, Bruce Gilley, delves into the history of German ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • China's Democratic Future

    How It Will Happen and Where It Will Lead

    by Bruce Gilley ...
    The end of communist rule in China will be one of the most momentous events of the twenty-first century, sounding the death knell for the Marxist-Leninist experiment and changing the lives of a fifth of humanity. This book provides a likely blow-by-blow account of how the Chinese Communist Party will be removed from power and how a new democracy will be born.In more than half a century of rule, ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • The Nature of Asian Politics

    by Bruce Gilley ...
    The Nature of Asian Politics is a broad and thematic treatment of the fundamental factors that characterize politics in the fourteen key countries of Southeast and Northeast Asia. Bruce Gilley begins with an overview of state-society relations, then moves on to the fundamental questions of development and democracy, and finally shifts to an exploration of governance and public policy in the region ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Middle Powers and the Rise of China

    by Bruce Gilley, Andrew O'Neil, James Manicom, Jeffrey Reeves, David A. Cooper, Toshi Yoshihara, TongFi Kim, Amy Freedman, Ann Marie Murphy0, Thomas Wilkins1, Sven Grimm2, Yitzhak Shichor3, Anthony P. Spanakos4, Joseph Marques5, Janis van der Westhuizen6 ...
    China’s rise is changing the dynamics of the international system. Middle Powers and the Rise of China is the first work to examine how the group of states referred to as “middle powers” are responding to China’s growing economic, diplomatic, and military power. States with capabilities immediately below those of great powers, middle powers still exercise influence far above most other states. ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

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    In Defense of German Colonialism

    And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West

    by Bruce Gilley ...
    Narrated by Damon Abernathy ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 48 min

    Famed historian and author of the groundbreaking "The Case for Colonialism" demonstrates that, contary to modern presuppositions, German colonialism from its early roots to the mid-twentieth century was overall a force for good in the world where development was encouraged and native governance flourished.Historian and university professor, Bruce Gilley, delves into the history of German ... Read more

    $32.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    America, War, and Global Supremacy

    by Eric Hobsbawm ...
    In these four incisive and keenly perceptive essays, one of out most celebrated and respected historians of modern Europe looks at the world situation and some of the major political problems confronting us at the start of the third millennium.With his usual measured and brilliant historical perspective, Eric Hobsbawm traces the rise of American hegemony in the twenty-first century. He examines ... Read more

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  • Decolonization

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Dane Kennedy ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Millions of Africans, Asians, and other peoples were the subjects of colonial rule by overseas empires through the mid-twentieth century. By the end of the century, however, nearly all of these peoples had become citizens of independent nation-states. The United Nations grew from 51 member states at its founding in 1945 to 193 today. Its nearly four-fold increase is one measure of the historic ... Read more

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  • Decolonization

    A Short History

    by Jan C. Jansen, Jürgen Osterhammel ...
    Translated by Jeremiah Riemer ...
    A concise and accessible history of decolonization in the twentieth centuryThe end of colonial rule in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean was one of the most important and dramatic developments of the twentieth century. In the decades after World War II, dozens of new states emerged as actors in global politics. Long-established imperial regimes collapsed, some more or less peacefully, others amid ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Colonialism

    by Norrie Macqueen ...
    Series series Short Histories of Big Ideas
    Europe’s rapacious hunger for other people’s lands is one of the key shaping forces of our contemporary world. Everything is touched by our colonial past, from the way we see the world to the food we eat. Our contemporary preoccupations and ills – from globalization to humanitarian intervention to international terrorism – have colonialism somewhere in their genetic make-up.The character and ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Decolonization

    by Raymond Betts, Raymond F. Betts ...
    Series series The Making of the Contemporary World
    Raymond F. Betts considers the 'process' of decolonization and the outcomes which have left a legacy of problems, drawing on numerous examples including Ghana, India, Rwanda and Hong Kong. He examines:the effects of the two World Wars on the colonial empirethe expectations and problems created by independencethe major demographic shifts accompanying the end of the empirethe cultural experiences, ... Read more

    $58.99 USD