Compiled by Terry A. Barringer
General
The British Indian Ocean Territory: a secret and strategy in Cold War History, by Sam Bashfield, London, Hurst, 2026, 353 pp.
Church of the Empire: the Church of the Empire: the Church of England and Race in global perspective, by Sanjee Pereira, London, SCM, 2026, 240 pp.
Caste, Country, and Creed: struggles for social justice in the contemporary Indian diaspora [in New Zealand, Canada, UK and USA], edited by Nisha Thapliyal, New Brunswick, NJ, 2026, 258 pp.
Museums in the Wake of Empire: global collections in post-war Britain, by Claire Wintle, New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2026, 192 pp.
Theories of Dynastic Rule: why dynasties rise, survive, decline and fall, by Douglas A. Yates, London and New York, Routledge, 2027 [sic], 349 pp.
Includes case studies from India, Tanzania, Togo, Gabon and the Commonwealth Realms.
Africa
A Divided Season: Christian Nationalist activism in Zambia, by Naomi Haynes, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2026, 208 pp.
The State in Relief: Civil Servants and disaster governance in Malawi, by Tanja D. Hendriks, London, Hurst, 2026, 368pp.
Wildlife and War on the Mozambique-Zimbabwe Border: colonial fortress conservation since 1950, by Richard Mtisi, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2026, 288 pp.
Constitutional Democracy in Africa: a comparative analysis of sub-Saharan Commonwealth Countries, by Adekunle Osibogun, London, Routledge, 2026.
The Military Ecosystem and Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: economic growth and security developments, edited by Sanya Ojo, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2026, 328 pp.
Rhodesia and Zimbabwe in the British Press: representations of colonialism and liberation in Southern Africa c1951-1980, by Hugh Pattenden, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2026, 288 pp.
Orchards of Privilege: water, oranges and race in the Gamtoos Valley of South Africa 1700-2023, by Robert Ross, Athens, OH, Ohio University Press, 2026, 230 pp.
This Africa Idea: a memoir of discovery, diplomacy and opportunity, by Witney W. Schneidman, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2026, 272 pp.
Asia
State Formation and Conflicts in Sri Lanka, by Sunil Bastian, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2026, 200 pp.
The Technopolitics of Communication in Modern India, by Pragya Dhital, Bloomsbury Academic, 2026, 192 pp.
The Senate of Pakistan and Regional Representation: history, role and parliamentary performance, by Dilawar Hussain, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2026, 246 pp.
Reframing India in World History, by Lavanya Vemsani, London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2026, 390 pp.
Australasia
Australia: a history, by Tony Abbott, London, Harper Collins, 2026.
The Shortest History of Australia, by Mark McKenna, Melbourne, Black Inc, 2025.
Strategy Amidst Indifference: Australia and the Indian Ocean Islands, 1803 to 2025, by Ashton Robinson, London, Routledge, 2026, 240 pp.
Australia’s Post-American Future, by Hugh White, Melbourne, Black Inc, 2026, 224 pp.
Terry Barringer is the Book Review Editor of The Round Table Journal.
