Walker examines how slaves used elegant clothing as a language for expressing attitudes ... This book considerably deepens our understanding of colonial racial formation.' Herman Bennett, City ...

Police would even cut off their long hair and strip them if they wore female clothing ... British officials saw the children as "agents of contagion and a source of moral danger". "Colonial ...

It also became a fabric with imperial implications, as it made its way around the world through the uniforms of Scottish ...

Hulton Archive / Getty Images The twisted coils of the Raja Sahib of Liniri’s fashionably stitched pugree headwear look like silver vines, and his clothing is covered with incredibly ornate detail.

Efforts by Indian officials to combat air pollution in New Delhi have upended the livelihoods of family-run businesses that ...

With over 300 national parks across the 52 countries, there is much to consider when planning a wildlife holiday in Africa ...

Thorpe, who wore traditional clothing, continued to shout as security ... Australia was under British colonial rule for over a century. By some estimates, British colonists carried out more ...

Germany today is one of the most admired countries in Europe and around the world. Nevertheless, it isn’t far from anyone’s ...

This is a refreshing and engaging look at the kingdom of Awadh and the colonial powers that whirled around India in those ...

Once celebrated as a global trade hub for its exceptional silk, ancient Bengal encountered significant challenges during ...

Forbes had sailed to the African kingdom as part of an antislavery mission for the British Empire in an attempt ... just one of Queen Victoria's several colonial godchildren, who became the ...

The banners of clothing drying on windowsills ... at this bakery made famous as the favorite of Hong Kong’s last British colonial leader. Best served warm, the tarts have an egg custard center ...