More than 25 experts from around the world have contributed to this unique and provocative book. In a series of illuminating short essays, each author has presented a striking image as an invitation to consider the ghosts of colonialism and imperialism in today’s global economy. In defiance of those who claim that today’s capitalist system is free of racism and exploitation, this book shows that the past is not behind us, it defines our world and our lives.

This book takes the reader on a global tour, from Malaysia to Canada, from Angola to Mexico, from Libya to China, from the City of London to the Australian outback, from the deep sea to the atmosphere. Along the way we meet the financiers, artists, advertisers, activists and everyday people who are grappling with the entangled legacies of empire.

An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

Paul Gilbert is a Senior Lecturer in International Development at the University of Sussex

Clea Bourne is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London

Max Haiven is Canada Research Chair in the Radical Imagination at Lakehead University

Johnna Montgomerie is Professor of International Political Economy at King's College London