Legacy of violence : a history of the British empire
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that interrogates the country's pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and institutionalized in colonies around the globe
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- ISBN: 9780307272423
- ISBN: 0307272427
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Physical Description
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x, 875 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
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General Note: | "This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Liberal imperialism -- Wars small and great -- Legalized lawlessness -- "I'm merely pro-British" -- Imperial convergence -- An imperial war -- A war of ideas -- Partnership -- Imperial resurgence -- Glass houses -- Exit Palestine, enter Malaya -- Small places, close to home -- Systematized violence -- Operation legacy -- Epilogue. Empire comes home. |