While France embraced the formal regulation of historical memory regarding its colonial past nearly two decades ago with the ...

The Global South is no longer willing to tolerate Europe’s veiled imperialism. In Africa, countries like Mali and Burkina ...

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

By 1700, global trade was deeply entrenched in colonial expansion, financial innovation, and the increasing demand for luxury and staple goods.

It is, however, actually a sampler from Barbados – the earliest known Barbadian sampler in any collection. The RSN sampler is ...

On the 77th anniversary of Sri Lanka’s independence from colonial rule following foreign domination of some four and a half ...

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

Underwater artifacts make up a small proportion of colonial-era heritage, but as their number increases, the time is ripe for ...

By Gwynne Dyer - With the sole exception of the 50 people on Pitcairn Island, the United Kingdom (once known as the British Empire ... to periodic outrage in post-colonial countries to bring ...

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 ...

Dakar, Senegal – On a weekday at Dakar’s open-air Fass Market, traders call out in a rhythmic buzz as some buyers approach from a nearby major highway: Boulevard du General de Gaulle, a road ...

The Architecture of Empire: France in India and Southeast Asia, 1664-1962 by Gauvin A. Bailey McGill-Queen’s University Press 2022. 488 pp. (cloth), ISBN 978-0-228-01142-2 Reviewed by Rachael Maxon ...