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Reconsidering Britain’s Civilizing Mission in India: Genuine Altruism or a Self-Serving Strategy?

Atlantis
Imperial apologists often ascribe Britain’s construction of its huge empire in the past to the noble urge to bring modernity and the benefits of Western civilization to less fortunate Africans and Asians, an enterprise historically named ‘civilizing ...
Belkacem Belmekki
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Volunteering While Researching Conflict and Violence: Reflections on Listening, Solidarity, and Decoloniality in Myanmar's Borderlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars working on conflict and violence often engage with local organisations, yet the methodological and ethical implications of volunteering‐while‐researching are rarely discussed in writing. This article contributes to debates on decolonizing research by conceptualising volunteering‐while‐researching as a practice that—while imbued with ...
Shona Loong
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Alternative empires : Soviet montage cinema, the British documentary movement & colonialism [PDF]

This is a study of Soviet montage cinema and the British documentary movement of the 1930s which brings together two usually divergent methodologies: postcolonial theory and "new" film history.
Stollery, Martin
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Decolonizing Elephants

Humanimalia
The growing call to decolonize Animal Studies, and Environmental Humanities more broadly, is overdue and welcome. The imperative to decolonize enables scholars in the field to better recognize the underlying hierarchies, biases, and occlusions in our ...
Jonathan Saha
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A Wider View: Amie Siegel's Panorama and the Role of Contemporary Art in Natural History Museum Critique and Practice

Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Panorama, artist Amie Siegel montaged films made by Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) staff in the 1930s–1970s when documenting their research expeditions and exhibition projects, along with her own footage shot in the museum. Displayed at Carnegie Museum of Art in 2023–2024, the exhibition made visible the often hidden labors of ...
Deirdre Madeleine Smith
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Imperialism in Hong Kong

, 1994
This chapter is about the impact of imperialism on Hong Kong. It examines the way the British government gained control of Hong Kong and the nature of its administration until 1994.
Henderson, Deborah J., Jarvis, Susan
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The projection of Britain's 'New Empire' in Africa 1939-48 [PDF]

, 1995
The situation faced by the British Government during the Second World War demanded a total effort to fight a total war. And a cooperative effort was demanded not only by Britain and her allies, but equally of Britain in partnership with her empire ...
Morris, Catherine Jane
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ISLAM, EMPIRE, AND IDEOLOGY: Lord Stanley and the Intersection of Islam and Politics in 19th Century Europe

Journal of Contemporary Islam and Muslim Societies
: This article delves into the political biography and thought of Lord Henry Stanley, a member of British House of Lords, who embraced Islam in the mid-19th century.
Baiquni Hasbi, Husnul Khitam
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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Sir Hugh Clifford and imperialism : a perspective

, 1994
Sir Hugh Clifford was a British Imperial official who was born in 1866 and died in 1941. This paper attempts to understand Clifford and his perception of imperialism.
Wynn-Williams, Andrew Rudyerd
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