colonialism
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"Grassroots movements and pressure from international bodies like the UN are the reasons why many countries, some more timidly and some more decisively, have started discussing reparation policies," said Martinez, the researcher into Spanish colonialism.
From BBC
And then, suddenly, Easter Island was exposed to the full fury of 19th-century colonialism.
President Macron will also address the conference on Friday, having told the World Economic Forum in Davos last month that now was "not a time for new imperialism or new colonialism".
From BBC
As a young adult in the US, she immersed herself in books on the history of Africa before colonialism, particularly West Africa.
From BBC
Time stretches punishingly throughout this masterful “Magellan,” foregrounding the painful legacy of colonialism and prioritizing a raw splendor that can never truly be conquered.
From Los Angeles Times
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