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When European empires collapsed in the mid-20th century, millions of people across Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Middle East...

When we think of decolonization, we often picture wars of liberation, nationalist revolutions, and the dramatic fall of empires. In the...

The Middle East is one of the regions where the end of empire left the most visible scars. At the dawn of the 20th century, the area was...

The 20th century was a turning point for Asia, as vast empires that had dominated the continent for centuries crumbled under the pressure...

The 20th century was the century of African liberation. After centuries of colonial domination, exploitation, and cultural suppression,...

The 20th century witnessed one of the most dramatic transformations in world history: the end of European empires and the birth of dozens...