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Legacy of Violence
- A History of the British Empire
Engelsk Paperback
Legacy of Violence
- A History of the British Empire
Engelsk Paperback

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A NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR

''Masterly... This book is dynamite'' - ROBERT GILDEA,
author of Empires of the Mind

**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**
**Winner of the NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize**


A searing, landmark study of the British Empire that lays bare its pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century.

Drawing on more than a decade of research on four continents, Caroline Elkins reveals the dark heart of Britain''s Empire: a racialised, systemised doctrine of unrelenting violence, which it used to secure and maintain its interests across the globe.

When Britain could no longer maintain control over that violence, it simply retreated - and sought to destroy the evidence. Legacy of Violence is a monumental achievement that explodes long-held myths and deserves the attention of anyone who seeks to understand empire''s role in shaping the world today.

''Not so much a history book as a book of historical significance'' BBC History Magazine

''Riveting'' New Statesman

''Crucial...as unflinching as it is gripping, as carefully researched as it is urgently necessary'' Jill Lepore, author of These Truths

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
896
ISBN-13:
9780099540250
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0099540258
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Udg. Dato:
7 sep 2023
Længde:
57mm
Bredde:
130mm
Højde:
197mm
Forlag:
Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato:
7 sep 2023
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