Marc Ferro (1997). Colonization. Routledge. p. 1. doi:10.4324/9780203992586. ISBN9780203992586."Colonization is associated with the occupation of a foreign land, with its being brought under cultivation, with the settlement of colonists. If this definition of the term “colony” is used, the phenomenon dates from the Greek period. Likewise we speak of Athenian, then Roman 'imperialism'."
Mamdani (1996), p. 18 Mamdani, Mahmood (1996). Citizen and subject : contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism. Kampala: Fountain Publishers. ISBN9780852553992. OCLC35445018.
Mamdani (1996), p. 16 Mamdani, Mahmood (1996). Citizen and subject : contemporary Africa and the legacy of late colonialism. Kampala: Fountain Publishers. ISBN9780852553992. OCLC35445018.