A tiny mahogany slipcase of microscope slides on display at the Yale University Art Gallery raises issues of conquest, colonialism, and empire. The slipcase, created in the workshop of a Dutch diamond ...

In 1492, the discovery of the Americas initiated European colonialism, resulting in the continent's dominance over much of the world by the 1920s. This video examines the history of colonization and ...

Few questions in economic history generate more heat than the one that seems, on the surface, most straightforward: Did ...

The 13-part series, directed by Mohsen Farsi, began weekly airing this evening on Iran’s IRIB state broadcaster. According to the Farsi, the work covers the development of colonialism from the 13th ...

Colloquy Live: Read the transcript of a live, online discussion with Dinesh D’Souza about his essay in defense of colonialism. of the dominant political currents of the 20th century, as dozens of ...

BERLIN – Tell-tale relics of Europe's colonial period, the Mongol empire and the Arab slave trade can be found in the genes of modern humans, scientists said Thursday. Researchers from Britain and ...

Alien floras in regions that were once occupied by the same European power are, on average, more similar to each other compared to outside regions and this similarity increases with the length of time ...

The Vatican has formally rejected the Catholic Church’s “Doctrine of Discovery,” used to justify European colonialism in Africa and the Americas, which dates from “papal bulls” issued in the 1450s. In ...

Human activities have always shaped both biological and cultural diversity. An international team led by the University of Vienna has now investigated the link between the threat to species and that ...

The murder of George Floyd by a policeman and the ensuing protests against racism and police brutality in the United States have ignited similar protests in Europe. Large crowds, especially in the ...