colonization

"An account of the making of modern international law and one woman's fight for justice.".

Explores how settler colonialism and the policies of American Indian genocide helped to form the national identity of the United States. Includes archival images, recommendations for further reading, original maps, and discussion topics.

" ... a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples, [revealing] how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire"--Jacket flap.

Examines the legacy of Indigenous peoples' resistance, resilience, and fight against imperialism in the United States, revealing the roles that colonialism and American policies played in forming a national identity.

A history of the United States for young people told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples, revealing how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the U.S. empire.

Sarah Vowell traces the history of Hawaii as the fiftieth state, describing how the US annexed the Republic of Hawaii, along with Puerto Rico and Guam, in 1898, and discussing the efforts to "Americanize" Hawaiians by introducing Christianity and overthrowing their queen.

Readers explore pre-Columbian Native American civilizations with a diverse range of cultures, languages and customs, many of which are alive today despite the devastating impact of European conquest.

Explores the colonial history of North Africa by France to help explain the current conflict between Muslim radicals and the West.

With the exception of the Boer War of 1899 - 1902, the campaigns of the British conquest of Africa are little known today.