Books on Topic: 'Colonialism'

In a world where human suffering was not always recognized, an impassioned voice emerged to challenge the very foundations of an abhorrent system. "An...

In "A First Year in Canterbury Settlement," take a leap back in time to the raw, untamed days of European colonization in 19th-century New Zealand. Sa...

These little books were designed to cover Canadian history in a scholarly and readable fashion. This volume, as suggested in the title, follows the Je...

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. It discusses his time spent in sla...

En 1959, des officiers de la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson sont chargés d'aller fonder un fort au nord du 70e parallèle, au-delà du cercle polaire. Le...

Mary Godolphin was the pseudonym of Lucy Aikin who undertook translating great literature into single-syllable words so that young readers could enjoy...

Son of John Westgarth, surveyor-general of customs for Scotland, was born at Edinburgh, in June 1815. He was educated at the high schools at Leith and...

R. M. Ballantyne (April 24, 1825 – February 8, 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer. Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part...

"The subject of our policy on the North-West frontier of India is one of great importance, as affecting the general welfare of our Eastern Empire, and...

“Max Havelaar, of de koffij-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij” is in 1860 geschreven door Multatuli (pseudoniem van Eduard Douwes Dekker...

Originally included with the published edition of Dyke Darell, this is an unrelated novella. Portuguese Viceroy to Goa, Don Garcia brought his daughte...

Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold,And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;Round many western islands have I beenWhich bards in fealty to Ap...

Louisbourg was no mere isolated stronghold which could be lost or won without affecting the wider issues of oversea dominion. On the contrary, it was...

The name Acadia, which we now associate with a great tragedy of history and song, was first used by the French to distinguish the eastern or maritime...

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo religionist, visual artist, playwright, novelist, and...

Un savant, Samuel Ferguson, accompagné de son domestique Joe et de son ami Dick Kennedy entreprend de traverser le continent africain — alors incomplè...

A tragic love triangle between a beautiful English girl, an English gentleman, and a half-English, half-Egyptian plays out among the ruins and under t...

La Société des Amis des Noirs est une association créée le 19 février 1788 qui avait pour but l'abolition immédiate de la traite des Noirs et non de l...

A 6-page digest of Defoe's famous work for young readers (Summary by Dennis Sayers)

Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until fate bring...

Tales of Unrest is a collection of five short stories by Joseph Conrad, first published in 1898. The stories are set in various exotic locations, and...

Thomas D'Arcy McGee's 'Popular History of Ireland, Book 11' delves into the turbulent 18th century in Ireland, focusing on the reigns of the Hanoveria...

This book provides a comprehensive history of Australia and New Zealand from their early beginnings in 1696 to their development as independent nation...

Oroonoko, a captivating novel published in 1688, recounts the tale of a noble African prince, unjustly enslaved and transported to Surinam. The story...