colonialism
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The document also included proposals addressing wealth and income quality, racisim and colonialism in Canada.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Mamdani's father is Mahmood Mamdani, a political science professor who has written several books about colonialism.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
It comes at a time of growing pressure on Western powers to offer reparations for slavery and colonialism, and to return looted artefacts still kept in their museums.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
Widely considered East Africa’s leading novelist and one of the continent’s most articulate social critics, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o examined the enduring traumatic effects of colonialism on both individuals and the national psyche.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
British schools treat colonialism the same way, to an extent.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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Human Geography - Middle School
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