The nineteenth century was Europe's colonial century. At the beginning of the period, the only colonial empire that existed was the British Empire. By the end o

This volume provides a multidimensional assessment of the diverse ends of the European colonial empires, addressing different geographies, taking into account d

A comprehensive account of how Europeans have used violence to conquer, coerce and police in pursuit of imperialism and colonial settlement

First published in 1989. On the eve of the First World War, almost 72 million square kilometres of territory and more than 560 million people were under colonia

Discusses colonies before 1815 including Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and British colonies in the Americas and the events leading to their disolution. Th