Legacy of Violence
A History of the British Empire
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: x, 875 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
State-sponsored terrorism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Punishment -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Liberalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Imperialism.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Social conditions.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
State-sponsored terrorism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Punishment -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Liberalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Imperialism.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Social conditions.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780307272423
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Europe England Elk | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 689-828) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 689-828) and index.