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Legacy of violence a history of the British empire

"Sprawling across a quarter of the world's land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain's twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation's cultural superiority, but what legacy did the island nation deliver to the...

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Main Author: Elkins, Caroline (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
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.
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Table of 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.

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