Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
West Africa: Quest for God and Gold, 1454–1578: A Survey of the First Century of White Enterprise in West Africa, with Particular Reference to the Achievement of the Portuguese and their Rivalries with other European Powers
1st Edition
By John W. Blake
December 01, 2024
West Africa (1977) surveys the first century of European enterprise – rivalry, and exploitation – in West Africa. It examines the achievements of the Portuguese during the century following their exploration of its shores, and the successive attempts of its rivals – Castilians, the French and ...
Where the Waves Fall: A New South Sea Islands History from First Settlement to Colonial Rule
1st Edition
By K.R. Howe
December 01, 2024
Where the Waves Fall (1984) centres the stories of the Pacific Islanders and how they were affected by European explorers and colonisers in this unique account of human settlement and cultural interchange in the Pacific islands. It follows the fortunes of the seafarers who discovered island after ...
Crime, Justice and Society in Colonial Sri Lanka
1st Edition
By John D. Rogers
May 03, 2023
Crime, Justice and Society in Colonial Sri Lanka (1987) examines Sri Lanka’s justice system under British rule, and concentrates on two of its aspects: the effectiveness of the administration of law and order, and the relationship between crime and social change. It argues that the colonial ...
Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
1st Edition
By Various
May 03, 2023
Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism is a 51-volume collection of previously out-of-print titles that examine the history, practice and implications of Western colonialism around the globe. From the earliest contact by European explorers to the legacies that remain today, these ...