How British rule crippled the Indian economy for 190 years
An Oxfam report has revived the debate about whether British colonial rule helped or harmed India. Here are two empirical ...
The two ex-British colonies that now use dollars instead of pounds
The Pound was the dominant international currency up until the 1940s but changes to the financial system and new trading ...
Guyana Chronicle10h
Country comes first: Martin Carter, Eusi Kwayana, Rupert Roopnaraine and the MCC
I AGREED, a long time ago, that I would respond to the untold number of questions I get about clarification on issues raised in my columns. I never followed ...
Scots think their country was a victim of the British Empire, poll finds
Only a minority accept that Scotland partnered England to derive its historical wealth from slavery and colonies ...
Trump Shares the Founders’ Delusions on Canada
Trump’s misguided belief that inside of every Canadian there is an American waiting to get out is a misconception that is ...
Nature26d
A Historical Geography of the British Colonies
THIS valuable work has been published at an opportune moment, for the decisions of the Imperial Government in such matters as the withdrawal of the white troops and the non-renewal of the mail ...
CounterPunch9d
Palestine Through the Lens
A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946) This is a review of an exceptional photobook, Images of Palestine ...
Princeton University7d
Fung Public Seminar Series: An Ottoman Perspective on British Colonialism: Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan's Indian Plays
Fung Global Fellow, Sezen Ünlüönen, will present her research on how Ottoman literary sources depicted British colonies and British colonialism in the nineteenth century focusing on Abdülhak Hamit ...
Daily Express5d
The two ex-British colonies that now use dollars instead of pounds
Two ex-British colonies ditched the Pound Sterling as their currency for one simple reason. The Pound had been the dominant international currency up until the 1940s but changes to the financial ...