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The British Honours system and its link to empire is outdated and inappropriate, it must change.
The unstable authoritarian pathway that many post-colonial African states followed was facilitated by the way in which European empires undermined democratic elements within African societies.
The Peterloo massacre was one of the worst atrocities committed on British soil, but across the empire there were many such acts.
As well as an attack on the working classes, Peterloo was also an episode of violence against women.
The link between empire, inequality – and Brexit.
The notion of ‘Empire 2.0’ embraced by Brexiteers is backward-facing nonsense.
The UK is increasingly isolated in its claim to the Chagos Islands. If an international court finds in Mauritius’s favour, the implications could be huge.
Bought from Denmark for their strategic value, a group of Caribbean islands has lived under the US flag for a century.
Americans are shocked Russia meddled in our election. But there are centuries of precedent – and, at times, it’s been the US meddling.
As the UK sets up post-Brexit trade deals with Commonwealth countries, it should be mindful of history.
The disdain for human life that underpinned the British Empire has been brought home.
The search goliath has spent over $5bn on everything from driverless cars to smart contact lenses in the past three years. The UK tax hounds must be delighted.
The book contains major flaws, the chief of which is the lack of solid, supporting evidence. Brown claims that ‘Rhodes documented everything’ – which was not actually the case in this regard.
It can be difficult to imagine that the antiquities in our museums were once a part of vibrant and cosmopolitan cities. Let our expert take you on a tour of three cities to rival today’s global hubs.
The BBC’s chief contribution to the bicentenary has been to rename itself the Bonapartist Broadcasting Corporation.
Empire, a TV drama about a black hip-hop star turned music mogul, is breaking new ground by foregrounding ‘risky’ issues around race, sexuality and class.
In 1495 a horrific new disease appeared in Europe. Acquired by sexual contact and initially spread through Europe by mercenary soldiers from the army of King Charles VIII of France returning from a successful…
According to British historian Arnold Toynbee, “History is just one damned thing after another.” Or is it? That is the question Peter Turchin of the University of Connecticut in Storrs tries to answer…
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Indian and Colonial History, University of Liverpool; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California, Davis
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Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of the West of Scotland
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Lecturer in Roman Archaeology and Art, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Teaching Associate, University of Nottingham
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Postdoctoral Fellow in International Law, Lund University
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Emeritus Professor, Rhodes University
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Teaching Fellow in Colonial/Global History, University of Leicester
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PhD researcher in the fields of Popular Culture and Postcolonialism, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in History, University of Liverpool
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Reader in Evolutionary Ecology, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor in History, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Lecturer in African Caribbean Dance, Goldsmiths, University of London; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Professor of Russian History, American University