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  • White Mythologies

    by Robert J.C. Young ...
    We must, many now argue, `get back' to history. but which one? History has always been a problematical concept in Western theory, particularly for Marxism. In the wake of postmodernism, its status has become ever less certain. Is it possible to write history that avoids the trap of Eurocentrism? Robert Young's investigation of 'the history of History', from Hegel and Marx to Althusser and Foucault ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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    Postcolonialism

    A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Edition

    by Robert J.C. Young ...
    Narrated by David Vickery ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 53 min

    Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and considers its importance as a means of changing the way we think about the world.Robert J. C. Young examines the key strategies that postcolonial ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    by H. W. Crocker III ...
    The British Empire, ”the biggest empire in history”once ruled a quarter of the globe. It was built by an incredible array of swashbuckling soldiers and sailors, pirates and adventurers who finally get their due in H. W. Crocker III's panoramic and provocative view of four hundred years of history that will delight and amuse, educate and entertain. Strap on your pith helmet for a rollicking ride ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Empire of Sand

    How Britain Made the Middle East

    by Walter Reid ...
    "A story of how empires rattle along until their sheer scale makes them nonsensical . . . [Reid's] very capable prose just begs to be read" ( The Scotsman).At the end of the First World War, Britain, and to a much lesser extent France, created the modern Middle East. The possessions of the former Ottoman Empire were carved up with scant regard for the wishes of those who lived there. Frontiers ... Read more

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  • Silent Accomplice

    The Untold Story of France's Role in the Rwandan Genocide

    by Andrew Wallis ...
    FULLY REVISED AND UPDATEDThe massacre of 1 million Rwandan Tutsis by ethnic Hutus in 1994 has become a symbol of the international community's helplessness in the face of human rights atrocities. It is assumed that the West was well-intentioned, but ultimately ineffectual. But as Andrew Wallis reveals in this shocking book, one country - France - was secretly providing military, financial and ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Colonialism and Its Legacies

    by Taiaike Alfred, Dipesh Chakabarty, Enrique Dussel, Emmanuel Eze, Vicki Hsueh, Margaret Kohn, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jennifer Pitts, Ofelia Schutte, Jessé Souza, Iris Marion Young, Sankar Muthu, Bhikhu Parekh ...
    Colonialism and Its Legacy brings together essays by leading scholars in both the fields of political theory and the history of political thought about European colonialism and its legacies, and postcolonial social and political theory. The essays explore the ways in which European colonial projects structured and shaped much of modern political theory, how concepts from political philosophy ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • Conflicting Humanities

    Edited by Professor Rosi Braidotti, Paul Gilroy ...
    Series series Theory in the New Humanities
    How might we reinvent the humanities? This is the question at the heart of this provocative volume. It is a difficult mission and definitely one which needs to be addressed with increasing urgency. There is no better cast to confront and problematize this question than the contributors to Conflicting Humanities. They are world-renowned thinkers who can tackle the problem as researchers and ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Monsoon Revolution

    Republicans, Sultans, and Empires in Oman, 1965-1976

    by Abdel Razzaq Takriti ...
    Series series Oxford Historical Monographs
    The Dhufar revolution in Oman (1965-1976) was the longest running major armed struggle in the history of the Arabian Peninsula, Britain's last classic colonial war in the region, and one of the highlights of the Cold War in the Middle East.Monsoon Revolution retrieves the political, social, and cultural history of that remarkable process. Relying upon a wide range of untapped Arab and British ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Adam Smith

    His Life, Thought, and Legacy

    Edited by Ryan Patrick Hanley ...
    The essential guide to the life, thought, and legacy of Adam SmithAdam Smith (1723–90) is perhaps best known as one of the first champions of the free market and is widely regarded as the founding father of capitalism. From his ideas about the promise and pitfalls of globalization to his steadfast belief in the preservation of human dignity, his work is as relevant today as it was in the ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • The Origins of Catalan Nationalism, 1770-1898

    by A. Smith ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book looks at the reasons behind the emergence of a Catalan nationalist movement from the late 1880s, one of the most important developments that took place in nineteenth-century Spain, with the 'Catalan question' thereafter never far from the centre of the Spanish political stage. ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Story of an African Working Class

    Ghanaian Miners' Struggles 1870-1980

    by Jeff Crisp ...
    Series series African History Archive
    This seminal work tells the story of Ghana's gold miners, one of the oldest and most militant groups of workers in Africa. It is a story of struggle against exploitative mining companies, repressive governments and authoritarian trade union leaders.Drawing on a wide range of original sources, including previously secret government and company records, Jeff Crisp explores the changing nature of ... Read more

    $28.19 USD

  • Aboriginal Title

    The Modern Jurisprudence of Tribal Land Rights

    by P.G. McHugh ...
    Aboriginal title represents one of the most remarkable and controversial legal developments in the common law world of the late-twentieth century. Overnight it changed the legal position of indigenous peoples. The common law doctrine gave sudden substance to the tribes' claims to justiciable property rights over their traditional lands, catapulting these up the national agenda and jolting them out ... Read more

    $140.39 USD