colonialism
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Mamdani's father is Mahmood Mamdani, a political science professor who has written several books about colonialism.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
President Macron will also address the conference on Friday, having told the World Economic Forum in Davos last month that now was "not a time for new imperialism or new colonialism".
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
As a young adult in the US, she immersed herself in books on the history of Africa before colonialism, particularly West Africa.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
Time stretches punishingly throughout this masterful “Magellan,” foregrounding the painful legacy of colonialism and prioritizing a raw splendor that can never truly be conquered.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
The peoples of the corn remain connected in spite of the heavy influences of colonialism.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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Human Geography - Middle School
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