colonialism

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"Grassroots movements and pressure from international bodies like the UN are the reasons why many countries, some more timidly and some more decisively, have started discussing reparation policies," said Martinez, the researcher into Spanish colonialism.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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

Mendonça Filho, who previously co-directed the feverish sorta-Western “Bacurau,” which doubled as a critique of inequality and colonialism, tells us all we need to know about the time period we’re about to enter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Over time, the Meggers-Roosevelt dispute grew bitter and personal; inevitable in a contemporary academic context, it featured charges of colonialism, elitism, and membership in the CIA.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann