Elkins’ book is another step in revising our understanding of the British imperial past and challenging the attitudes that underwrite our current society
Book review
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Fascinating and informative read exploring the fight for the liberation and the US efforts to prevent a newly independent country from gaining the real benefits of their independence
Two recently published books, one on the role in Africa of the US and the other on the Soviet Union on the continent provide greatly contrasting perspectives as well as significant additions to the historiology of Africa’s plight under colonialism and it its post-colonial years, writes Bob Newland
The life of Ho Chi Minh, the political and personal forces that shaped him, and the role he played in shaping the future of an independent Vietnam
Spectre provides an amazing account of the detail, both military and political, of the struggles that formed post-war Asia, writes Bob Newland
The country’s crisis explained within a broader analysis of uneven post-colonial development, and Pakistan’s place within the global capitalist economy., writes Joe Gill
Review of a book that evidences the crimes of European imperialist states looting the Caribbean and exploiting of the Afro-Caribbean slaves & their descendants
Drawing on archival research including newly released MI5 files, Marika Sherwood reports on the extraordinary movement founded in 1945 by Kwame Nkrumah and colleagues in London and France to campaign for independence and unity, which led to the beginning of the Cold War in West Africa, writes Bob Newland.
This book tells the terrible story of Britain and the United States (US) abuse of the people of the Chagos Archipeligo, focussing on the international legal framework
This book examines how to secure a transition from the pre-2011 regime to a new political process which guarantees justice, security and the essential needs of the Yemeni people.
Dramatic tale that addresses the reality of today’s South Africa and touches upon outstanding issues for the Island of Ireland
The book widely illustrates the terrible role of colonialism in Southern Africa throughout the 20th Century, how the colonial powers worked to continue their dominance of the region.
An authoritative, elegantly written and insightful analysis of the recent period of protest and change that has seen a standoff between the military and the grassroots opposition
A new book on how National Parks are based on the colonial era idea of ‘Eden’ where the natural land is made up of forests and animals but not people.
Even readers with a general appreciation of imperialism’s crimes will find Siollun’s insight fascinating