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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 9,793 ratings — published 1917
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 7,977 ratings — published 1971
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 550,121 ratings — published 1899
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.61 — 15,637 ratings — published 2020
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Culture and Imperialism Culture and Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 5,702 ratings — published 1993
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Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II Killing Hope: U.S. Military and C.I.A. Interventions Since World War II (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,024 ratings — published 1995
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 31,199 ratings — published 1961
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Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism's Final Crisis Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism's Final Crisis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 214 ratings — published 2016
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 26,695 ratings — published 1971
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How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 19,946 ratings — published 2019
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
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avg rating 4.19 — 67,238 ratings — published 1998
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 28,907 ratings — published 1978
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Washington Bullets Washington Bullets (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.37 — 2,209 ratings — published 2020
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Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 606 ratings — published 1965
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Against Empire Against Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 1,133 ratings — published 1995
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Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 2,065 ratings — published 2000
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Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 7,612 ratings — published 1950
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Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 286 ratings — published 1972
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Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 14,003 ratings — published 2003
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The Face of Imperialism The Face of Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 387 ratings — published 2011
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The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,458 ratings — published 2007
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Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 1,314 ratings — published 2006
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Capital and Imperialism: Theory, History, and the Present Capital and Imperialism: Theory, History, and the Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.48 — 75 ratings — published
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The New Imperialism The New Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 686 ratings — published 2003
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 11,109 ratings — published 2003
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 32,030 ratings — published 2020
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The Wealth of (Some) Nations: Imperialism and the Mechanics of Value Transfer The Wealth of (Some) Nations: Imperialism and the Mechanics of Value Transfer
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avg rating 4.12 — 94 ratings — published
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 39,221 ratings — published 2004
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 18,545 ratings — published 1952
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Value Chains: The New Economic Imperialism Value Chains: The New Economic Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 116 ratings — published
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A Theory of Imperialism A Theory of Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 53 ratings — published
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The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 4,349 ratings — published 1987
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The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 7,312 ratings — published 1938
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 4,571 ratings — published 2006
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.74 — 406,280 ratings — published 1958
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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 12,472 ratings — published 2016
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A Passage to India A Passage to India (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 84,925 ratings — published 1924
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Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam (American Empire Project) Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam (American Empire Project)
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avg rating 4.24 — 5,133 ratings — published 2013
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 52,580 ratings — published 2007
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Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,991 ratings — published 1982
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 261,815 ratings — published 1980
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White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 946 ratings — published 2021
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Unequal Exchange Unequal Exchange (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 41 ratings — published
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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 17,798 ratings — published 2019
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 10,009 ratings — published 2006
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Imperialism: A Study Imperialism: A Study (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 154 ratings — published 1901
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
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avg rating 4.37 — 19,765 ratings — published 2014
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The Liberal Virus: Permanent War and the Americanization of the World The Liberal Virus: Permanent War and the Americanization of the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 306 ratings — published 2004
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 423,904 ratings — published 2022
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America's Deadliest Export: Democracy – The Truth About US Foreign Policy and Everything Else America's Deadliest Export: Democracy – The Truth About US Foreign Policy and Everything Else (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 460 ratings — published 2014
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Noam Chomsky
“The two main criminals are France and the United States. They owe Haiti enormous reparations because of actions going back hundreds of years. If we could ever get to the stage where somebody could say, 'We're sorry we did it,' that would be nice. But if that just assuages guilt, it's just another crime. To become minimally civilized, we would have to say, 'We carried out and benefited from vicious crimes. A large part of the wealth of France comes from the crimes we committed against Haiti, and the United States gained as well. Therefore we are going to pay reparations to the Haitian people.' Then you will see the beginnings of civilization.”
Noam Chomsky, Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World

R.F. Kuang
“But what is the opposite of fidelity?' asked Professor Playfair. He was approaching the end of his dialitic; now he needed only to draw it to a close with a punch. 'Betrayal. Translation means doing violence upon the original, it means warping and distorting it for foreign, unintended eyes. So, where does that leave us? How can we conclude except by acknowledging that an act of translation is always an act of betrayal?”
R.F. Kuang, Babel

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