the age of imperialism never ended; you've just been reading the wrong guidebook.

Joined December 2012
Trump's protectionism heralds a return to USA's imperial roots. Some historical context. academic.oup.com/dh/article-… #twitterstorians @shgape
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Millions of People in U.S. Colonies Won't Be Able to Cast a Vote for President This Year. alternet.org/election-2016/a…
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"the lesson of the history of banana republics is that such is...the way Americans conduct politics -but over there" thebaffler.com/blog/banana-r…
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the scramble for arctica xitter.cf/nytimesworld/status/79…
Canada and Denmark fight over disputed Arctic island with whisky, schnapps and dueling flag-raising ceremonies: nyti.ms/2eGDuux
"The empire comes home," some say about US police militarization...but what does that mean when "home" was always an empire? xitter.cf/refocusedmedia/status/…
This photo from Standing Rock is incredible
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if you need any more proof international organizations often took over where colonial empires left off, check out this new remake of "zulu"
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"HINDOSTAN is ye lande of opportunitie for England as she efcapes ye clutches of Catholick EUROPE"—premium coffeehouse debate, 1616, prob'ly
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scratch almost any post-brexit plan, find a fantasy about reviving the empire in some way xitter.cf/telegraph/status/79533…
India is the land of opportunity for Britain as it leaves the European Union #Premium telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11…
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that would be the star in turkey. make ottomania great again? xitter.cf/nords41/status/7840809…
Star today asks several law professors about possibly annexing Mosul. They say yes, current conditions allow it. star.com.tr/politika/musula-…
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imagine, historians who worked whole lives in postcolonial archives now know much of their work could be based on lies—but don't know which!
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most people have heard about the burning by now but had no idea documents were faked in archives handed over to former colonies xitter.cf/ruthbenghiat/status/78…
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