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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 10,832 ratings — published 1917
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 8,534 ratings — published 1971
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 561,488 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 — 17,836 ratings — published 2020
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Culture and Imperialism Culture and Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,839 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 — 2,085 ratings — published 1995
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 32,855 ratings — published 1961
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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)
by (shelved 59 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.31 — 28,073 ratings — published 1971
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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 4.41 — 224 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 69,685 ratings — published 1998
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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 — 21,797 ratings — published 2019
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Washington Bullets Washington Bullets (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 51 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,383 ratings — published 2020
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 29,945 ratings — published 1978
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Against Empire Against Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,282 ratings — published 1995
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Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.37 — 656 ratings — published 1965
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Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.45 — 8,132 ratings — published 1950
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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 4.21 — 2,136 ratings — published 2000
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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)
by (shelved 39 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.40 — 313 ratings — published 1972
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The Face of Imperialism The Face of Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.40 — 401 ratings — published 2011
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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 3.97 — 14,114 ratings — published 2003
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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)
by (shelved 34 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,384 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 1,513 ratings — published 2007
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The New Imperialism The New Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as imperialism)
avg rating 3.95 — 700 ratings — published 2003
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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 4.49 — 83 ratings — published
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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 — 35,923 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 4.13 — 99 ratings — published
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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)
by (shelved 27 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.29 — 11,719 ratings — published 2003
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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 — 39,750 ratings — published 2005
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The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,515 ratings — published 1987
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A Theory of Imperialism A Theory of Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.07 — 55 ratings — published
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 19,434 ratings — published 1952
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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)
by (shelved 25 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.39 — 7,598 ratings — published 1938
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.14 — 484,413 ratings — published 2022
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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 — 12,771 ratings — published 2016
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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 4.30 — 54,276 ratings — published 2007
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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 — 4,690 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 121 ratings — published
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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 4.23 — 5,804 ratings — published 2013
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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)
by (shelved 23 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.20 — 18,870 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 2,110 ratings — published 1982
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as imperialism)
avg rating 3.75 — 415,073 ratings — published 1958
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Imperialism: A Study Imperialism: A Study (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as imperialism)
avg rating 3.81 — 162 ratings — published 1901
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A Passage to India A Passage to India (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 86,227 ratings — published 1924
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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)
by (shelved 22 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.09 — 267,565 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)
by (shelved 21 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,166 ratings — published 2021
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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)
by (shelved 21 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.37 — 20,745 ratings — published 2014
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The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.37 — 722 ratings — published 1972
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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 — 322 ratings — published 2004
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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.35 — 8,295 ratings — published 2015
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Unequal Exchange Unequal Exchange (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 51 ratings — published
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bell hooks
“Emotional neglect lays the groundwork for the emotional numbing that helps boys feel better about being cut off. Eruptions of rage in boys are most often deemed normal, explained by the age-old justification for adolescent patriarchal misbehavior, "Boys will be boys." Patriarchy both creates the rage in boys and then contains it for later use, making it a resource to exploit later on as boys become men. As a national product, this rage can be garnered to further imperialism, hatred and oppression of women and men globally. This rage is needed if boys are to become men willing to travel around the world to fight wars without ever demanding that other ways of solving conflict can be found.”
bell hooks

Howard Thurman
“If a man is convinced that he is safe only as long as he uses his power to give others a sense of insecurity, then the measure of their security is in his hands. If security or insecurity is at the mercy of a single individual or group, then control of behavior becomes routine. All imperialism functions in this way.”
Howard Thurman

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