India is one of, if not the most colonized country on the planet. Partly because we’re such lovely and welcoming people. Starting with the Portuguese empire in 1505 and ending with the British Raj in ...
Mathieu Belezi has been fascinated by the history of colonial Algeria for years. Acclaim finally came with his latest book, a sign of changing times. “It is my duty to ask questions, especially ...
A Demonstration in front of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, Germany on July 20, 2021. Nestled alongside the River Spree south of Berlin’s city center, Treptower Park is home to green lawns, riverboat ...
When it is not being whitewashed and romanticized, the history of colonization is usually told as that of an extremely violent enterprise, filled with murder, forced assimilation, and disease. While ...
Ivy Chen (left) and Clarissa Wei browse Shuixian Gong Market in Tainan, Taiwan, in January. (An Rong Xu for NPR) TAINAN, Taiwan — On a Friday morning in the southern city of Tainan, Shuixian Gong ...
A French and African diaspora studies expert argued the crucial significance of the Haitian Revolution in broader anti-colonial history at a Georgetown University event Feb. 18. A Yale University ...