Colonialism & Imperialism

In late-eighteenth-century India, the glory of the Mughal emperors was fading, and ambitious newcomers seized power, changing the political map for...

The current horrific malaise in the state of Iraq has its roots in the US-led destruction of Iraq in 1991, followed by a decade of harsh US-led int...

A both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked, from Wolfson Prize-winning author and historian John D...

This collection offers a timely reappraisal of the origins and nature of the first British empire, in response to the cultural turn in historical s...

The 2020 toppling of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol was a dramatic reminder of Britain's role in ...

Effervescent Adventures with Britannia is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louiss stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It dr...

On 26 January 1841 the British took possession of the island of Hong Kong. The Convention of Chuanbi was immediately repudiated by both the British...

In The African Wars Chris Peers provides a graphic account of several of the key campaigns fought between European powers and the native peoples of...

WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 LO...

A revealing picture of a time when Britain was losing its empire. It draws on letters written at the period by an airman, his vivid memories and ex...