General introduction / Uta Fenske and Bärbel P. Kuhn -- I. Overseas colonialism -- Introduction / S. Karly Kehoe -- Potatoes, coffee and sugar : overseas at home / Reinhard Wendt -- Colonialism and the Caribbean : wealth, power and the British imperial state / S. Karly Kehoe, Ben Shepherd, Nelson Mundell, Louise Montgomery -- Economic aspects of colonialism : Caribbean case study / S. Karly Kehoe, Ben Shepherd, Nelson Mundell, Louise Montgomery -- Swiss colonialism in 19th century Brazil / Philipp Marti, Bernhard Schär -- II. Inner-European hegemonic relations and entanglements -- Introduction / Claudia Kraft -- From colonial churches to people's church : the case of Lutheranism in Estonian history / Andres Andresen, Anu Raudsepp -- Images of Poland in Germany in the late 18th and the 19th century : precondition of colonial power relations? / Klaus-Michael Guse, Claudia Kraft, Daniel Groth, David Schäfer) -- Making sense of postcolonial theories and applying them to the relationship between Eastern and Western Europe / Klaus-Michael Guse, Claudia Kraft, Daniel Groth, David Schäfer -- Between a brotherly union and colonialsm : Poland in the USSR sphere of influence / Katarzyna Czekaj-Kotynia -- German colonial policy in greater Poland (19th and 20th centuries) / Przemyslaw Damski -- Polish colonial policy in Kresy until Soviet encroachment in 1939 / Przemyslaw Damski, Katarzyna Czekaj-Kotynia -- III. Decolonization -- Introduction / Bernhard Schär -- The representation of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba and his speech on June 30, 1960 (Congolese Independence Day) : food for controversy / Karel Van Nieuwenhuyse -- Immigration to Estonia after World War II / Jaak Valge, Anu Raudsepp -- The case of secret factory of uranium in settlement Sillamäe as example of metaphorical colonial policy of economy / Hillar Toomiste, Anu Raudsepp -- Reasons for appeasement : the British Empire / S. Karly Kehoe, Ben Shepherd, Nelson Mundell, Louise Montgomery -- Switzerland and Rwanda : a troublesome partnership / Philipp Marti, Bernhard Schär -- IV. Memory politics -- Introduction / Karel van Nieuwenhuyse, Idesbald Goddeeris -- Why "colonialism" as a concept causes confusion, and exploration of alternatives within historiography / Karel Van Nieuwenhuyse -- Congo in Flemish/Belgian and postcolonial Belgian/Congolese collective memory / Karel Van Nieuwenhuyse -- Who owns the Polish past? : Polish history seen from Western European and Polish points of view / Klaus-Michael Guse, Claudia Kraft, Daniel Groth, David Schäfer -- Colonial patterns of interpretation in Swiss comics / Philipp Marti, Bernhard Schär.;"Colonialism and decolonization are historical phenomena that are part of the historical experience of many European countries. This volume offers students and teachers a new understanding of how colonialism and decolonization fit into our shared European past and contains teaching materials for history classes in European schools. The contributions have been produced by the EU project CoDec, involving partners from Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Great Britain, Austria, Poland and Switzerland. Analyzing colonial pasts, processes of decolonization and memory politics in different European countries from comparative and transnational perspectives, the study presents useful sources and practical suggestions for cutting-edge history lessons in European schools"--Provided by publisher.