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Colonialism and Decolonisation

Colonialism and decolonisation: examining empire through Special Collections

Colonialism and decolonisation: examining empire through Special Collections

Colonialism has been a defining feature of the modern era. From the Portuguese exploration of West Africa in the early fifteenth century…
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Lianne Smith
Colonialism
Specimens and Savages?

Specimens and Savages?

Curator Inbal Livne talks about historic terminology and how to approach diversity in historical sources.
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Aya Van Renterghem
Maps, Empire and the Manchester Geographical Society

Maps, Empire and the Manchester Geographical Society

Examining colonialism through our Special Collections
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Donna Sherman
‘Whose Story?’

‘Whose Story?’

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UML Special Collections
The Opium Wars

The Opium Wars

Content Warning Historical resources referred to in this post reflect the racial prejudices of the era in which they were created, and some…
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Scarlett Dennett
Missionary activity in China in the 19th and 20th centuries

Missionary activity in China in the 19th and 20th centuries

Content Warning Historical resources referred to in this post reflect the racial prejudices of the era in which they were created, and some…
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Scarlett Dennett
Cultural paternalism, colonialism and the Empire Marketing Board: A blog post by Lauren Woodcock

Cultural paternalism, colonialism and the Empire Marketing Board: A blog post by Lauren Woodcock

Introduction
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Dr Janette Martin
Collecting and colonialism

Collecting and colonialism

The books, manuscripts and archives held in the Special Collections at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library tell us a great deal…
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Lianne Smith
Abolition: in the context of colonialism

Abolition: in the context of colonialism

Content Warning Historical resources referred to in this post reflect the racial prejudices of the era in which they were created, and some…
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Lianne Smith
Missionary activity in Africa

Missionary activity in Africa

Content Warning Historical resources referred to in this post reflect the racial prejudices of the era in which they were created, and some…
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Lianne Smith
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