Best Books On British Colonialism

Best Books On British Colonialism

Today we’re talking about best books on British colonialism that can get you initiated into the topic.

Ornamentalism

Ornamentalism

This history book reveals the origins, culminations and all that happened between of the British Empire from the perspective of the British.

Inglorious Empire

Inglorious Empire

Indian polymath Tharoor is a scholar of history, politics and culture and in this book, he plunges into the heart of the British colonization of India.

The Anarchy

The Anarchy

This is a comprehensive account on the history of British colonization, right from the entry of the East India Company into it to its transformation into a usurping power.

Up The Country

Up The Country

This is a collection of letters written by the simple, innocent and upbeat sister of India’s harshest governor general, George Eden.

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa

As the title suggests, this book unpacks the systematic way in which European colonization destabilized Africa, reducing its rich and varied culture to europeanized life.

Land of Tears

Land of Tears

This book talks about the transformation of equatorial Africa in the hands of the British colony to rubble.

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

This classic comes from Bartolome de la Casas, the first and harshest critic of the Spanish colonialism.

The Empire Project

The Empire Project

This is a non fiction that is ginormous in its scope and information unpacked. It is a history of the humongous imperialist project of Britain.

Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan 1841-2

Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan 1841-2

Florentina was the wife of military man Robert Henry Sale. Thus, she had the opportunity to travel the world on his odysseys.