Kolonialism & imperialism

The first comprehensive history of the 1921 Cairo Conference which reveals its enduring impact on the modern Middle East   Called by Winston Churchill in 1921, the Cairo Conference …

A timely and provocative comparison of the British and American empires: are they alike, or are they very different beasts? The present American “empire” is often compared with the …

Britain yesterday; America today. The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how …

A powerful account of how coerced migration built the British Empire In the early seventeenth century, Britain took ruthless steps to deal with its unwanted citizens, forcibly …

Peter Wood argues against the flawed interpretation of history found in the New York Times’ 1619 Project and asserts that the true origins of American self-government were …

A groundbreaking look at how America exported mass incarceration around the globe, from a rising young historian“American Purgatory will forever change how we understand the rise …

Winner, James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference, History, and ScholarshipWinner, Harriet Tubman PrizeA stunning work of popular history—the story of how a crop transformed …

A new history of the abolition of the British slave trade  “Easily the most scholarly, clear and persuasive analysis yet published of the rise to dominance of the British in the …

Walk into any European museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, …

The remarkable true story of an indigenous family who fought back, over multiple generations, against the world-destroying power of settler colonial violence.Just weeks before …