In this reading list, we recommend fifteen books previously reviewed on the LSE RB blog that critically explore the histories of imperialism, discuss the life and works of people who have contested colonialism and seek to better understand the legacies of empire in the present. If you would like to add to this list, please add your recommendations in the comments below

Brefo, Henry

Custódio, Leonardo

deSouza, Priyanka

Hamzić, Vanja

Jarmack, Sarita Fae

Johnson, Bethan

Jones, Ed

Khilji, Usama

Mazanderani, Fawzia Haeri

Moreh, Chris

Murphy, Mahon

Robb, Peter

Sitaraman, Srini

Vaughan, Tom

Vertelytė, Mantė

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Reading	List:	15	Recommended	Reads	on	ColonialHistories,	Colonial	LegaciesImage	Credit:	African	and	Caribbean	War	Memorial,	Windrush	Square,	Brixton,	London	(Kelly	Foster	CC	BY	SA	4.0)In	this	reading	list,	we	recommend	fifteen	books	previously	reviewed	on	the	LSE	RB	blog	that	critically	explore	thehistories	of	imperialism,	discuss	the	life	and	works	of	people	who	have	contested	colonialism	and	seek	to	betterunderstand	the	legacies	of	empire	in	the	present.	If	you	would	like	to	add	to	this	list,	please	add	yourrecommendations	in	the	comments	below.Duress:	Imperial	Durabilities	in	our	Times.	Ann	Laura	Stoler.	Duke	UniversityPress.	2016.How	do	colonial	histories	remain	active	forces	shaping	the	conditions	and	most	urgentissues	of	the	present?	Ann	Laura	Stoler	utilises	‘duress’	as	a	category	of	dominationas	the	prism	through	which	to	analysis	how	imperial	traces	continue	to	impact	onrelations	of	exploitation	in	the	contemporary	moment.	Ed	Jones	praised	this	book	as	arefreshing	and	deeply	creative	interpretation	of	modern	politics	that	will	offera	laboratory	of	ideas	to	readers.	LSE Review of Books: Reading List: 15 Recommended Reads on Colonial Histories, Colonial Legacies Page 1 of 6		Date originally posted: 2018-11-15Permalink: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/11/15/reading-list-15-recommended-reads-on-colonial-histories-colonial-legacies/Blog homepage: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/Barbed-Wire	Imperialism:	Britain’s	Empire	of	Camps,	1876-1903.	AidanForth.	University	of	California	Press.	2017.Aidan	Forth	presents	a	history	of	the	concentration	camp	during	the	late	nineteenthcentury,	showing	its	development	to	be	rooted	less	in	colonial	military	conflict	than	inVictorian	ideals	concerning	the	preservation	of	physical	and	moral	health.	MahonMurphy	found	this	a	fascinating	account	that	describes	the	forces	that	created	andmaintained	camp	networks	within	the	British	empire	without	losing	sight	of	the	humansuffering	of	those	interned,	and	also	underscores	their	continued	relevance	to	twenty-first-century	liberal	empire.	Ties	That	Bind:	Race	and	the	Politics	of	Friendshipin	South	Africa.	Shannon	Walsh	and	Jon	Soske(eds).	Wits	University	Press.	2016.Ties	That	Bind	brings	together	contributors	toinvestigate	the	intimacies	and	complicities	thatfriendship	can	crystallise	in	the	context	of	the	historiesof	colonialism	and	apartheid	in	South	Africa.	This	is	asignificant	and	necessary	intervention,	foundMantė	Vertelytė	and	Sarita	Fae	Jarmack,	that	showsthe	role	that	friendship	can	play	in	both	dismantling	andconstructing	difference.	Fifty	Years	of	TheBattle	of	Algiers:	Pastas	Prologue.	SohailDaulatzai.	MinnesotaPress.	2016.Sohail	Daulatzai	notonly	offers	an	odeto	The	Battle	of	Algiers,exploring	the	film’sintellectual	lineage	andits	impact	uponpostcolonial	liberationmovements,	but	alsoargues	that	itsrevolutionary	logic	hasmore	recently	beeninverted	in	service	of	the	‘war	on	terror’.	Srini	Sitaraman	found	this	a	powerful,	thought-provoking	and	stimulatingbook.		German	Colonialism	in	a	Global	Age.	Bradley	Naranch	and	Geoff	Eley	(eds).Duke	University	Press.	2014.LSE Review of Books: Reading List: 15 Recommended Reads on Colonial Histories, Colonial Legacies Page 2 of 6		Date originally posted: 2018-11-15Permalink: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/11/15/reading-list-15-recommended-reads-on-colonial-histories-colonial-legacies/Blog homepage: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/While	most	studies	of	European	colonialism	tend	to	focus	on	the	British	and	Frenchempires,	German	colonialism	in	the	late	nineteenth	and	early	twentieth	centuries	hada	significant	impact	not	only	on	German	colonies,	but	also	on	German	society	itself.In	German	Colonialism	in	a	Global	Age,	a	number	of	scholars	assess	Germancolonialism	during	the	Bismarckian	and	Wilhelmine	eras	(1871–1918)	and	howcolonial	mentalities	and	practices	shaped	later	histories	during	the	Nazi	era.	Reviewedby	Mahon	Murphy,	and	translated	into	German	by	LSE	Language	Centre	student	AmirGhomeshi.	Grappling	with	the	Bomb:	Britain’s	Pacific	H-BombTests.	Nic	Maclellan.	ANU	Press.	2017.Grappling	with	the	Bomb	gathers	together	oral	historyand	archival	materials	to	bring	forth	a	more	democratichistory	of	the	British	hydrogen	bomb	test	seriesOperation	Grapple,	conducted	in	the	South	Pacificbetween	1957-58.	Centralising	the	experiences	andvoices	of	Pacific	islanders	still	affected	by	thedetonations	and	still	fighting	for	recognition	andrecompense	from	the	UK	government,	Tom	Vaughanpraised	this	book	—	available	to	download	here	forfree	—	for	offering	a	textured,	multi-layered	story	thatgives	urgent	attention	to	historical	legacies	of	nuclearharm	and	injustice.	Race	Women	Internationalists:	Activist-Intellectuals	and	Global	FreedomStruggles.	Imaobong	D.	Umoren.	University	of	California	Press.	2018.Race	Women	Internationalists	traces	the	lives	of	three	black	women	activist-intellectuals—Una	Marson,	Paulette	Nardal	and	Eslanda	Robeson—whose	workrelating	to	race	and	gender	reached	across	borders	in	the	twentieth	century.	Thebook’s	account	of	the	lives	of	these	‘race	women	internationalists’	succeeds	inshowing	their	centrality	to	historical	narratives	about	anti-colonialism,	feminism,socialism	and	Pan-Africanism,	wrote	Bethan	Johnson.	LSE Review of Books: Reading List: 15 Recommended Reads on Colonial Histories, Colonial Legacies Page 3 of 6		Date originally posted: 2018-11-15Permalink: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/11/15/reading-list-15-recommended-reads-on-colonial-histories-colonial-legacies/Blog homepage: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/Rhodes	Must	Fall:	The	Struggle	to	Decolonise	the	Racist	Heart	of	Empire.Rhodes	Must	Fall	Oxford,	edited	by	Roseanne	Chantiluke,	Brian	Kwoba	andAthinagamso	Nkopo.	Zed	Books.	2018.Rhodes	Must	Fall	offers	a	collection	that	gives	first-hand	accounts	of	the	Rhodes	MustFall	protests,	discusses	the	response	from	authorities	and	explores	the	practicallessons	learned.	Grounded	in	the	immense	learning	of	the	Fallist	movements,	thisanthology	enriches	the	student	movement	literature	and	offer	concrete	paths	forwardin	the	quest	to	decolonise	our	institutions,	found	Priyanka	deSouza.	Black	Skin,	White	Masks.	Frantz	Fanon.	Pluto	Press.2017	[1952].Black	Skin,	White	Masks	–	first	published	in	1952–	offers	a	potent	philosophical,	clinical,	literary	andpolitical	analysis	of	the	deep	and	enduring	effects	ofracism	and	colonialism	on	the	experiences,	lives,	mindsand	relationships	of	black	people	and	people	of	colour.This	book	is	‘still	a	powerhouse’,	wrote	LeonardoCustódio.			Law	and	the	Economy	in	Colonial	India.	Tirthankar	Roy	and	Anand	V.	Swamy.University	of	Chicago	Press.	2016.Law	and	the	Economy	in	Colonial	India	explores	the	evolution	of	law	in	India	underBritish	rule	and	traces	the	origins	of	the	legal	impediments	to	the	Indian	economytoday.	Reserving	high	praise	for	this	nuanced	book,	Peter	Robb	welcomed	thebook’s	dispassionate,	evidence-based	analysis.			LSE Review of Books: Reading List: 15 Recommended Reads on Colonial Histories, Colonial Legacies Page 4 of 6		Date originally posted: 2018-11-15Permalink: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/11/15/reading-list-15-recommended-reads-on-colonial-histories-colonial-legacies/Blog homepage: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/The	Frontier	Tribal	Belt:	Genesis	and	Purpose	Under	the	Raj.	Salman	Bangash.Oxford	University	Press,	Karachi.	2016.The	Frontier	Tribal	Belt	explores	the	history	of	Pakistan’s	Federally	AdministeredTribal	Areas	(FATA),	focusing	on	how	British	policies	shaped	the	tribal	belt	andmobilised	religion	for	strategic	ends.	Usama	Khilji	found	the	book	a	fluid	and	objectiveguide	to	understanding	the	roots	of	the	conflicts	that	we	are	seeing	unravel	in	FATAtoday.		Mediators,	Contract	Men	and	Colonial	Capital:Mechanized	Gold	Mining	in	the	Gold	Coast	Colony,1879-1909.	Cassandra	Mark-Thiesen.	University	ofRochester	Press.	2018.	Mediators,	Contract	Men	and	ColonialCapital	illuminates	the	dynamic	interaction	betweencapital,	labour	and	industry	during	the	initial	phase	ofcolonialism	in	the	Gold	Coast	(1870s-1900s).	HenryBrefo	praised	the	book	for	digging	up	a	rich	historicalarchive	that	enriches	our	understanding	of	labourrelations	in	this	period.	The	Politics	of	IslamicLaw:	Local	Elites,Colonial	Authority	andthe	Making	of	theMuslim	State.	Iza	R.Hussin.	University	ofChicago	Press.	2016.In	The	Politics	of	IslamicLaw,	Iza	R.Hussin	traces	a	rivetinghistory	of	Islamic	law	asit	encounters,	and	istransformed	by,	Britishcolonialism	in	Malaya,Egypt	and	India.	VanjaHamzić	found	this	awork	of	unique	critical	sensibilities,	setting	the	scene	for	future	interdisciplinary	research	of	colonial	and	postcolonialIslamic	law	as	fruitful	analytical	categories.		LSE Review of Books: Reading List: 15 Recommended Reads on Colonial Histories, Colonial Legacies Page 5 of 6		Date originally posted: 2018-11-15Permalink: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/11/15/reading-list-15-recommended-reads-on-colonial-histories-colonial-legacies/Blog homepage: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/Asylum	after	Empire:	Colonial	Legacies	in	the	Politics	of	Asylum	Seeking.	LucyMayblin.	Rowman	and	Littlefield.	2017.Asylum	After	Empire	considers	the	contemporary	hostility	of	the	British	state	towardsasylum	seekers	in	the	context	of	colonial	histories.	Chris	Moreh	found	this	acompelling	study	that	will	be	an	invaluable	addition	to	activist-scholarship	on	forcedmigration.		Race,	Education	and	Citizenship:	MobileMalaysians,	British	Colonial	Legacies	and	a	Cultureof	Migration.	Sin	Yee	Koh.	Palgrave	Macmillan.2017.Race,	Education	and	Citizenship	offers	a	study	of	themigratory	trajectories	of	tertiary-educated	mobileMalaysian	migrants	and	explores	how	the	legacies	ofcolonialism	continue	to	impact	upon	the	meanings	ofrace,	education	and	citizenship	in	this	context.	FawziaHaeri	Mazanderani	strongly	recommended	this	book	toscholars	interested	in	conceptualising	migration	andcitizenship	practices	through	a	postcolonial	lens.	LSE Review of Books: Reading List: 15 Recommended Reads on Colonial Histories, Colonial Legacies Page 6 of 6		Date originally posted: 2018-11-15Permalink: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2018/11/15/reading-list-15-recommended-reads-on-colonial-histories-colonial-legacies/Blog homepage: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/

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