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Empire of Desire (Empire, #1) Empire of Desire (Empire, #1)
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avg rating 3.70 — 42,096 ratings — published 2021
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Empire of Sin (Empire, #2) Empire of Sin (Empire, #2)
by (shelved 46 times as empire)
avg rating 4.00 — 38,244 ratings — published 2022
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Empire of Hate (Empire, #3) Empire of Hate (Empire, #3)
by (shelved 45 times as empire)
avg rating 3.88 — 30,573 ratings — published 2022
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Empire of Lust (Empire, #4) Empire of Lust (Empire, #4)
by (shelved 44 times as empire)
avg rating 4.14 — 28,605 ratings — published 2022
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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)
by (shelved 27 times as empire)
avg rating 4.46 — 21,289 ratings — published 2019
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Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as empire)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,908 ratings — published 2021
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Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as empire)
avg rating 3.93 — 9,890 ratings — published 2003
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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 19 times as empire)
avg rating 4.20 — 18,635 ratings — published 2019
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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as empire)
avg rating 4.17 — 12,704 ratings — published 2016
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After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as empire)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,488 ratings — published 2007
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A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1) A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as empire)
avg rating 4.11 — 72,264 ratings — published 2019
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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)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,361 ratings — published 2006
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The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe) The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia (Kodansha Globe)
by (shelved 12 times as empire)
avg rating 4.33 — 9,144 ratings — published 1990
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 29,694 ratings — published 1978
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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 — 69,115 ratings — published 1998
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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 — 2,067 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 — 32,462 ratings — published 1961
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 15,491 ratings — published 1776
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 596,792 ratings — published 1951
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Culture and Imperialism Culture and Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 5,815 ratings — published 1993
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as empire)
avg rating 4.14 — 471,833 ratings — published 2022
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Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 1,200 ratings — published 2022
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Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.04 — 316 ratings — published 2019
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3) Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
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avg rating 4.54 — 389,083 ratings — published 2016
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The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1) The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #1)
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avg rating 4.04 — 25,199 ratings — published 2015
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Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 424 ratings — published 2010
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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)
by (shelved 10 times as empire)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,129 ratings — published 2000
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as empire)
avg rating 4.42 — 8,420 ratings — published 1971
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An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
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avg rating 4.24 — 347,645 ratings — published 2015
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
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avg rating 3.99 — 119,035 ratings — published 2013
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The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970 The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as empire)
avg rating 3.92 — 212 ratings — published 2009
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Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 2,554 ratings — published 2000
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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire The Rise and Fall of the British Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,586 ratings — published 1994
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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)
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avg rating 4.31 — 27,611 ratings — published 1971
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The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (The American Empire Project) The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (The American Empire Project)
by (shelved 8 times as empire)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,598 ratings — published 2003
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Against Empire Against Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,209 ratings — published 1995
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Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,451 ratings — published 2009
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as empire)
avg rating 3.92 — 707 ratings — published 2007
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Empire Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as empire)
avg rating 3.77 — 2,515 ratings — published 2000
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A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2) A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)
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avg rating 4.30 — 36,493 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 17,285 ratings — published 2020
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Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 306 ratings — published 2019
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Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 7,986 ratings — published 1950
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The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1) The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as empire)
avg rating 3.74 — 26,540 ratings — published 1951
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as empire)
avg rating 4.04 — 457,966 ratings — published 1997
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,628,603 ratings — published 1965
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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 — 53,829 ratings — published 2007
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The Wolf's Gold (Empire, #5) The Wolf's Gold (Empire, #5)
by (shelved 7 times as empire)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,180 ratings — published 2012
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The Leopard Sword (Empire, #4) The Leopard Sword (Empire, #4)
by (shelved 7 times as empire)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,374 ratings — published 2012
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Fortress of Spears (Empire, #3) Fortress of Spears (Empire, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as empire)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,643 ratings — published 2011
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Michael G. Kramer
“Romans shall never go to that land where our legions were slaughtered. Roman law now forbids that!”
Michael G. Kramer, Full Story of the Anglo-Saxon Invasion

Arundhati Roy
“Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our sheer relentlessness – and our ability to tell our own stories. Stories that are different from the ones we’re being brainwashed to believe.

The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling – their ideas, their version of history, their wars, their weapons, their notion of inevitability.

Remember this: We be many and they be few. They need us more than we need them.

Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
Arundhati Roy, War Talk

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