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Colonialism Rezumate de cărți

Empire of Cotton
de Sven Beckert • 2014
Before coal, cotton powered the world. The plantation, not the factory, built modern capitalism.
3.90
3.000+
Empire of Cotton Rezumat
Empire of Cotton
Before coal, cotton powered the world. The plantation, not the factory, built modern capitalism.
de Sven Beckert 2014 640 pagini
3.90
3.000+ evaluări
The Other Trail of Tears
de Mary Stockwell • 2014
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
4.16
85
The Other Trail of Tears Rezumat
The Other Trail of Tears
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
de Mary Stockwell 2014 400 pagini
4.16
85 evaluări
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
de Omar El Akkad • 2025
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
4.57
66.000+
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Rezumat
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
de Omar El Akkad 2025 208 pagini
4.57
66.000+ evaluări
A Land So Strange
de Andrés Reséndez • 2007
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
4.11
4.000+
A Land So Strange Rezumat
A Land So Strange
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
de Andrés Reséndez 2007 336 pagini
4.11
4.000+ evaluări
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
de Winston S. Churchill • 1898
It took a frontier war for a young Churchill to understand the brutal logic of empire.
3.99
358
The Story of the Malakand Field Force Rezumat
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
It took a frontier war for a young Churchill to understand the brutal logic of empire.
de Winston S. Churchill 1898 180 pagini
3.99
358 evaluări
West of Slavery
de Kevin Waite • 2021
The slave South wanted a Pacific empire and nearly built one before the Civil War.
4.54
52
West of Slavery Rezumat
West of Slavery
The slave South wanted a Pacific empire and nearly built one before the Civil War.
de Kevin Waite 2021 384 pagini
4.54
52 evaluări
Trail of Tears
de Captivating History • 2018
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
3.97
288
Trail of Tears Rezumat
Trail of Tears
They won at the Supreme Court. The president defied the ruling. Then came the death march.
de Captivating History 2018 82 pagini
3.97
288 evaluări
Slave Country
de Adam Rothman • 2005
The founders thought slavery would die. Their policies built a slave empire from Georgia to Texas.
3.73
169
Slave Country Rezumat
Slave Country
The founders thought slavery would die. Their policies built a slave empire from Georgia to Texas.
de Adam Rothman 2005 312 pagini
3.73
169 evaluări
A Handful of Hard Men
de Hannes Wessels • 2015
Fewer than 200 Rhodesian soldiers faced 10,000. They won every battle and still lost the war.
4.28
1.000+
A Handful of Hard Men Rezumat
A Handful of Hard Men
Fewer than 200 Rhodesian soldiers faced 10,000. They won every battle and still lost the war.
de Hannes Wessels 2015 277 pagini
4.28
1.000+ evaluări
The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine
de Michael Scott-Baumann • 2023
In 1917, Britain made two promises about the same land. The consequences never ended.
4.12
3.000+
The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine Rezumat
The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine
In 1917, Britain made two promises about the same land. The consequences never ended.
de Michael Scott-Baumann 2023 288 pagini
4.12
3.000+ evaluări
White Supremacy
de George M. Fredrickson • 1981
Same racial logic, different regimes: why America built Jim Crow and South Africa built apartheid.
3.88
113
White Supremacy Rezumat
White Supremacy
Same racial logic, different regimes: why America built Jim Crow and South Africa built apartheid.
de George M. Fredrickson 1981 384 pagini
3.88
113 evaluări
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
de Roberto Sirvent • 2019
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
4.08
287
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence Rezumat
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
de Roberto Sirvent 2019 256 pagini
4.08
287 evaluări
The Common Cause
de Robert G. Parkinson • 2016
Racial fear united the colonies. The propaganda outlasted the war to define American citizenship.
4.10
49
The Common Cause Rezumat
The Common Cause
Racial fear united the colonies. The propaganda outlasted the war to define American citizenship.
de Robert G. Parkinson 2016 742 pagini
4.10
49 evaluări
Slave Nation
de Alfred W. Blumrosen • 2005
The American Revolution was not about taxes. It began when a British judge ruled slavery illegal.
4.02
113
Slave Nation Rezumat
Slave Nation
The American Revolution was not about taxes. It began when a British judge ruled slavery illegal.
de Alfred W. Blumrosen 2005 304 pagini
4.02
113 evaluări
Dark Emu
de Bruce Pascoe • 2014
Early reports found Aboriginal farms and dams; the hunter-gatherer label was a colonial lie.
4.27
16.000+
Dark Emu Rezumat
Dark Emu
Early reports found Aboriginal farms and dams; the hunter-gatherer label was a colonial lie.
de Bruce Pascoe 2014 176 pagini
4.27
16.000+ evaluări
The Horn of Africa
de Christopher Clapham • 2017
Africa's only region never fully colonized produced border wars bloodier than any colonial map did.
3.89
54
The Horn of Africa Rezumat
The Horn of Africa
Africa's only region never fully colonized produced border wars bloodier than any colonial map did.
de Christopher Clapham 2017 256 pagini
3.89
54 evaluări
"Mau Mau" detainee
de Josiah Mwangi Kariuki • 1976
They called it rehabilitation. He survived fourteen camps to tell what it really was.
3.81
16
"Mau Mau" detainee Rezumat
"Mau Mau" detainee
They called it rehabilitation. He survived fourteen camps to tell what it really was.
de Josiah Mwangi Kariuki 1976 188 pagini
3.81
16 evaluări
The Two Faces of American Freedom
de Aziz Rana • 2010
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
4.03
90
The Two Faces of American Freedom Rezumat
The Two Faces of American Freedom
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
de Aziz Rana 2010 432 pagini
4.03
90 evaluări
The Great Betrayal
de Fawaz A. Gerges • 2025
Arab Spring didn't cause chaos; its brutal suppression did, continuing a century of betrayal.
4.24
37
The Great Betrayal Rezumat
The Great Betrayal
Arab Spring didn't cause chaos; its brutal suppression did, continuing a century of betrayal.
de Fawaz A. Gerges 2025 384 pagini
4.24
37 evaluări
Making Race and Nation
de Anthony W. Marx • 1997
To unify warring whites, America and South Africa traded black rights. Brazil chose a quieter cage.
3.89
109
Making Race and Nation Rezumat
Making Race and Nation
To unify warring whites, America and South Africa traded black rights. Brazil chose a quieter cage.
de Anthony W. Marx 1997 412 pagini
3.89
109 evaluări
Jefferson's Empire
de Peter S. Onuf • 2000
An empire built on consent that required conquest: the paradox at the core of American identity.
3.56
57
Jefferson's Empire Rezumat
Jefferson's Empire
An empire built on consent that required conquest: the paradox at the core of American identity.
de Peter S. Onuf 2000 250 pagini
3.56
57 evaluări
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
de Nina McConigley • 2026
Two sisters in 1980s Wyoming take slow, deadly revenge on the uncle who abused them.
3.39
5.000+
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder Rezumat
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
Two sisters in 1980s Wyoming take slow, deadly revenge on the uncle who abused them.
de Nina McConigley 2026 204 pagini
3.39
5.000+ evaluări
The Ideological Origins of American Federalism
de Alison L. LaCroix • 2010
American federalism was born of protest, not design; courts enforce it since the convention refused.
3.52
31
The Ideological Origins of American Federalism Rezumat
The Ideological Origins of American Federalism
American federalism was born of protest, not design; courts enforce it since the convention refused.
de Alison L. LaCroix 2010 320 pagini
3.52
31 evaluări
The Glass Palace
de Amitav Ghosh • 2000
At Mandalay's fall, an orphan glimpses a palace maid and pursues her across shattered empires.
4.00
28.000+
The Glass Palace Rezumat
The Glass Palace
At Mandalay's fall, an orphan glimpses a palace maid and pursues her across shattered empires.
de Amitav Ghosh 2000 486 pagini
4.00
28.000+ evaluări
The Fatal Shore
de Robert Hughes • 1986
Britain exiled its criminals to the far side of the earth. The accident that became Australia.
4.09
10.000+
The Fatal Shore Rezumat
The Fatal Shore
Britain exiled its criminals to the far side of the earth. The accident that became Australia.
de Robert Hughes 1986 688 pagini
4.09
10.000+ evaluări
Germany in the World
de David Blackbourn • 2023
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
3.82
85
Germany in the World Rezumat
Germany in the World
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
de David Blackbourn 2023 800 pagini
3.82
85 evaluări
The Royalist Revolution
de Eric Nelson • 2014
Americans rebelled for the king, not against him. The presidency became the crown they were denied.
4.12
116
The Royalist Revolution Rezumat
The Royalist Revolution
Americans rebelled for the king, not against him. The presidency became the crown they were denied.
de Eric Nelson 2014 400 pagini
4.12
116 evaluări
Our First Civil War
de H.W. Brands • 2021
Before fighting Britain, Americans fought each other. The Revolution as a civil war among neighbors.
3.90
1.000+
Our First Civil War Rezumat
Our First Civil War
Before fighting Britain, Americans fought each other. The Revolution as a civil war among neighbors.
de H.W. Brands 2021 486 pagini
3.90
1.000+ evaluări
Waiting for the Barbarians
de J.M. Coetzee • 1980
A frontier magistrate shelters a tortured prisoner and discovers the Empire has no room for mercy.
3.93
36.000+
Waiting for the Barbarians Rezumat
Waiting for the Barbarians
A frontier magistrate shelters a tortured prisoner and discovers the Empire has no room for mercy.
de J.M. Coetzee 1980 152 pagini
3.93
36.000+ evaluări
Rebecca
de Shannon McNear • 2023
Stolen by Jamestown, a chief's daughter becomes Rebecca: Christian bride and living treaty.
4.12
170
Rebecca Rezumat
Rebecca
Stolen by Jamestown, a chief's daughter becomes Rebecca: Christian bride and living treaty.
de Shannon McNear 2023
4.12
170 evaluări
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876
de Nicholas Guyatt • 2007
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
3.93
14
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 Rezumat
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
de Nicholas Guyatt 2007 352 pagini
3.93
14 evaluări
Medicine Wheel for the Planet
de Jennifer Grenz • 2024
Restoration ecology worships a pristine past. Land actually heals through kinship, not conquest.
4.31
500+
Medicine Wheel for the Planet Rezumat
Medicine Wheel for the Planet
Restoration ecology worships a pristine past. Land actually heals through kinship, not conquest.
de Jennifer Grenz 2024 280 pagini
4.31
500+ evaluări
Mayflower
de Nathaniel Philbrick • 2006
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
3.89
46.000+
Mayflower Rezumat
Mayflower
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
de Nathaniel Philbrick 2006 461 pagini
3.89
46.000+ evaluări
Conquering the maharajas
de Harrison Akins • 2023
Britain left India with 560 independent kingdoms. Absorbing them before the subcontinent fractured.
4.63
8
Conquering the maharajas Rezumat
Conquering the maharajas
Britain left India with 560 independent kingdoms. Absorbing them before the subcontinent fractured.
de Harrison Akins 2023 281 pagini
4.63
8 evaluări
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
de George Washington Williams • 2012
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
4.03
29
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Rezumat
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
The 1883 history that began in African empires and ended with the Constitution enshrining slavery.
de George Washington Williams 2012 596 pagini
4.03
29 evaluări
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa
de John Azumah • 2001
Africa’s faiths must confront fourteen centuries of Islamic slavery, not a romantic myth.
4.17
36
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa Rezumat
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa
Africa’s faiths must confront fourteen centuries of Islamic slavery, not a romantic myth.
de John Azumah 2001 288 pagini
4.17
36 evaluări
American Aloha
de Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
American Aloha Rezumat
American Aloha
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
de Heather A. Diamond 2008 280 pagini
4.20
10 evaluări
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
de Jon E. Lewis • 2003
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
3.96
180
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans Rezumat
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
de Jon E. Lewis 2003 571 pagini
3.96
180 evaluări
The New Rulers of the World
de John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1.000+
The New Rulers of the World Rezumat
The New Rulers of the World
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
de John Pilger 2002 192 pagini
4.14
1.000+ evaluări
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