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Legacy of violence : a history of the British empire  Cover Image Book Book

Legacy of violence : a history of the British empire

Elkins, Caroline (author.).

Summary: "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: 0307272427
  • ISBN: 9780307272423
  • Physical Description: x, 875 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
    print
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 779-828) 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.
Subject: 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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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Lansdowne Library JV 1062 E55 2022 (Text) 26040003415466 Main Collection Volume hold Available -

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