Colonial Roots Bibliography
Compiled by Elizabeth Heilman
Capitalism and Slavery
Eric Williams. University of North Carolina Press, 1994.
A look at the relationship between the rise of capitalism and the transatlantic slave trade.
The Colonizer and the Colonized
Albert Memmi. Boston: Beacon, 1967.
A classic critical treatise on colonialism.
Discourse on Colonialism
Aimé Césaire. New York: Monthly Review, 1972.
A succinct, angry, poetic indictment of colonialism by the Martinique scholar-activist, Césaire. Parts could be used with students.
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
Walter Rodney. Washington, DC: Howard University Press, 1981.
Adetailed and well-documented analysis of the impact of European colonialism on Africa.
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Adam Hochschild. New York: Mariner Books, 1998.
An in-depth look at the history of colonialism and resistance in central Africa. An excellent book to complement Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible.
No Trespassing: Squatting, Rent Strikes, and Land Struggles Worldwide
Anders Corr. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 1999.
A fine account of struggles throughout the world, from the homeless of New York City's Tompkin Square to the agricultural workers on Chiquita banana plantations in Honduras. Several uplifting stories worth sharing with students. Excellent bibliography.
*Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Eduardo Galeano. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1998.
The classic indictment of imperialism in the Americas.
School of Assassins
Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997.
Presents the case for closing the School of the Americas, which trains military officers from countries of Latin America, some of whom have been implicated in torture and suppression of people's movements in their country.
Stolen Continents: The "New World"
Through Indian Eyes Since 1492
Ronald Wright. New York: Viking, 1992.
An examination of the "discovery," resistance, and rebirth of five major Native nations: Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee, and Iroquois.
What Do You Know About Racism?
Pete Sanders and Steve Meyers. Copper Beach Books, 1995.
A children's book from England that directly addresses racism with clear definitions and realistic comic strips. Gr. 4/up.
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