Seeking Imperialism’s Embrace: National Identity, Decolonization and Assimilation in the French Caribbean, by Kristen Stromberg Childers Olivette Otele on a timely reappraisal of the decision by some French territories to remain in the republic By Olivette Otele 9 February
The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition, by Manisha Sinha Book of the week: Blacks were key agents in the international battle against slavery, Olivette Otele writes By Olivette Otele 19 May