Legacy of violence : a history of the British Empire
Elkins, Caroline2023
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Place reservation for Legacy of violence : a history of the British EmpireSprawling across a quarter of the world's land mass and claiming nearly 500 colonial subjects, Britain's empire was the largest empire in human history. For many, it epitomised our nation's cultural superiority, but what legacy have we delivered to the world? Spanning more than 200 years of history, Caroline Elkins reveals evolutionary and racialised doctrines that espoused an unrelenting deployment of violence to secure and preserve British imperial interests. She outlines how ideological foundations of violence were rooted in Victorian calls for punishing indigenous peoples who resisted subjugation, and how over time, this treatment became increasingly institutionalised.
Main title:
Legacy of violence : a history of the British Empire / Caroline Elkins.
Author:
Elkins, Caroline, author
Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2023.
Collation:
x, 875 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2022.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099540250 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
3484774
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