"Empires and Colonies in the Modern World takes on world history 1450-present through the sweeping events and human experiences of empires, imperialism, and col

This book explores the theme of violence, repression and atrocity in imperial and colonial empires, as well as its representations and memories, from the late e

This text helps students understand world history by focusing on an issue that has profoundly shaped the modern world order: the establishment and collapse of g

The role of proprietorships or ‘private’ colonies in imperial development has not received the attention it deserves, notwithstanding recent scholarly empha

Empires and Colonies provides a thoroughgoing and lively exploration of the expansion of the seaborne empires of western Europe from the fifteenth century and h