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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 10,787 ratings — published 1917
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 8,509 ratings — published 1971
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 560,879 ratings — published 1899
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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 — 17,710 ratings — published 2020
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Culture and Imperialism Culture and Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 5,828 ratings — published 1993
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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 — 2,078 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 — 32,769 ratings — published 1961
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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 — 27,985 ratings — published 1971
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Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism's Final Crisis Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism's Final Crisis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 223 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 69,565 ratings — published 1998
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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)
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avg rating 4.46 — 21,682 ratings — published 2019
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.13 — 29,871 ratings — published 1978
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Washington Bullets Washington Bullets (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.35 — 2,375 ratings — published 2020
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Against Empire Against Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,262 ratings — published 1995
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Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 651 ratings — published 1965
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Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.45 — 8,097 ratings — published 1950
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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)
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,135 ratings — published 2000
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Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.40 — 313 ratings — published 1972
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The Face of Imperialism The Face of Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.40 — 401 ratings — published 2011
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Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 14,109 ratings — published 2003
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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)
by (shelved 34 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,380 ratings — published 2006
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The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,511 ratings — published 2007
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The New Imperialism The New Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as imperialism)
avg rating 3.95 — 697 ratings — published 2003
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Capital and Imperialism: Theory, History, and the Present Capital and Imperialism: Theory, History, and the Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.49 — 83 ratings — published
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The Wealth of (Some) Nations: Imperialism and the Mechanics of Value Transfer The Wealth of (Some) Nations: Imperialism and the Mechanics of Value Transfer
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avg rating 4.12 — 98 ratings — published
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.29 — 11,675 ratings — published 2003
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917–2017 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.49 — 35,759 ratings — published 2020
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as imperialism)
avg rating 3.87 — 39,724 ratings — published 2005
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The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 The Age of Empire, 1875–1914 (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,505 ratings — published 1987
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A Theory of Imperialism A Theory of Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.07 — 56 ratings — published
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Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 19,374 ratings — published 1952
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The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.39 — 7,581 ratings — published 1938
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.14 — 481,808 ratings — published 2022
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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 12,755 ratings — published 2016
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 4,682 ratings — published 2006
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Value Chains: The New Economic Imperialism Value Chains: The New Economic Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.16 — 121 ratings — published
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Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam (American Empire Project) Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam (American Empire Project)
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avg rating 4.23 — 5,714 ratings — published 2013
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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 23 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.20 — 18,828 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 54,166 ratings — published 2007
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Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 2,103 ratings — published 1982
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.75 — 414,562 ratings — published 1958
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Imperialism: A Study Imperialism: A Study (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as imperialism)
avg rating 3.81 — 162 ratings — published 1901
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A Passage to India A Passage to India (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 86,161 ratings — published 1924
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.09 — 267,279 ratings — published 1980
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White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,161 ratings — published 2021
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
by (shelved 21 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.37 — 20,688 ratings — published 2014
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The Liberal Virus: Permanent War and the Americanization of the World The Liberal Virus: Permanent War and the Americanization of the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as imperialism)
avg rating 3.75 — 321 ratings — published 2004
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The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.37 — 720 ratings — published 1972
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Unequal Exchange Unequal Exchange (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 49 ratings — published
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In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power (Dispatch Books) In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power (Dispatch Books)
by (shelved 19 times as imperialism)
avg rating 4.15 — 844 ratings — published 2017
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Howard Thurman
“If a man is convinced that he is safe only as long as he uses his power to give others a sense of insecurity, then the measure of their security is in his hands. If security or insecurity is at the mercy of a single individual or group, then control of behavior becomes routine. All imperialism functions in this way.”
Howard Thurman

Dwight David Eisenhower
“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower

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