Creation of an unequal relationship between states through domination

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A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.

An Indian commandant: his wife handing him some betel leaves. Gouache drawing.

The holy Cow personified as World Mother with many Sanskrit verses. Chromolithograph.

The discovery of herbal medicines, their transport by ship from the East Indies and their presentation to the pagan deities. Engraving after Adolf van der Laan, 1741.

A white doctor vaccinating African girls all wearing European clothes at a mission station. Process print by Meisenbach after a photograph.

A white doctor vaccinating a African child, surrounded by crowds of women and children waiting to be vaccinated. Process print by Meisenbach after a photograph.

Playground of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, London. Wood engraving, c. 1840.

A cross incorporating a montage of pink heart muscles, pink triangles, crossed red and green squares, the AIDS red ribbon on a stamp, flowers, a hand and a version of the American flag; on a background coloured in green crayon incorporating a montage of photographs including Christ's head of thorns and a hand injecting a syringe into an arm; on a further black background bearing the brown lettering: 'el colonialismo' [colonialism]; advertising the danger of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Juan Sánchez, ca. 1995.

The battle of Gwalior: the Rani of Jhansi leads her troops. Gouache drawing, 186-(?).

Imperialism, power, and identity : experiencing the Roman empire / David J. Mattingly.

Bioinsecurities : disease interventions, empire, and the government of species / Neel Ahuja.

Orientalism / Edward W. Said.

The Congress of Berlin: Disraeli as a tooth-drawer, assisted by Queen Victoria, operates on Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire, surrounded by political figures from France, Germany etc. Coloured lithograph by J.J. van Brederode after Jan Steen, 1878.

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Imperialism

Images from the collections

Images about Imperialism

Works from the collections

Playground of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, London. Wood engraving, c. 1840.

Imperialism, power, and identity : experiencing the Roman empire / David J. Mattingly.

Bioinsecurities : disease interventions, empire, and the government of species / Neel Ahuja.

Orientalism / Edward W. Said.

The Congress of Berlin: Disraeli as a tooth-drawer, assisted by Queen Victoria, operates on Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire, surrounded by political figures from France, Germany etc. Coloured lithograph by J.J. van Brederode after Jan Steen, 1878.

Imperialism

Images from the collections

Images about Imperialism

Works from the collections

Playground of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, London. Wood engraving, c. 1840.

Imperialism, power, and identity : experiencing the Roman empire / David J. Mattingly.

Bioinsecurities : disease interventions, empire, and the government of species / Neel Ahuja.

Orientalism / Edward W. Said.

The Congress of Berlin: Disraeli as a tooth-drawer, assisted by Queen Victoria, operates on Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire, surrounded by political figures from France, Germany etc. Coloured lithograph by J.J. van Brederode after Jan Steen, 1878.

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