Reading list
Critics of Empire
Empire always arrives wrapped in high language about civilization and duty. These writers tore the wrapping off. From Twain on the Philippines to Dunne’s saloon-counter skepticism, this is criticism aimed straight at the imperial project.
The essays (5), free to read in full
Modern books on this theme
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- OrientalismEdward Said
- The Wretched of the EarthFrantz Fanon
- Open Veins of Latin AmericaEduardo Galeano
- Discourse on ColonialismAimé Césaire