Saikat Majumdar’s new book explores the rise of amateurs as a response to colonial rule, and its current form, embodied by ...

It was during a Tory rally on July 20, 1957, organized to commemorate 25 years of public service by Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, ...

Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and relocate its population has raised concerns about potential regional instability. But how are the conflicts in the Levant rooted in its history of ...

The Senegalese government is seeking to redefine its long-standing relationship with its former colonial rulers, the French, ...

New project set to rename public spaces bearing names of colonial officers as Dakar distances itself from France.

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Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new edition of her mother's autobiography recounting her fight for African ...

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exposing him to what he called “the dirty work of Empire at close quarters”: the wretched prisoners in stinking lock-ups, convicts with scarred buttocks from brutal floggings, and the pervasive ...

France had two bites of the cherry when it came to empire-building. Its North American possessions had already been lost when French leaders began a colonial reboot in the 19th century. The second ...

Colonial institutions, ranging from schools to workhouses, were a key means to regulate both individuals and populations within the British Empire. In Australia, these institutions have played a ...