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Bartolomé de las Casas writes his "Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" that defines the mercantilist experience, particularly in the Spanish Empire.
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Thomas Hobbes publishes his famous book in defense of the absolute monarchs of Europe.
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The English Bill of Rights is drafted, becoming the defining document of liberal movements until the American Constitution one hundred years later.
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Joseph Conrad publishes "The Heart of Darkness", which relates the colonial experience in Africa.
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Vladimir Lenin pens his influential "What is to be Done?". which will determine communist policy in the USSR for its entire existence.
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Benito Mussolini first publishes his "Doctrine of Fascism" in the Italian Encyclopaedia.