ATHLETIC HISTORY BOOK BY THE ARTICLE AUTHOR FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY, AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE.Masterful... This book is dynamite - ROBERT GILDEA, author of Empires of the Mind.Nominated for the Baillie Gifford Prize and Winner of the NYU/Axinn Foundation Prize.
A serious, landmark study of the British Empire revealing the pervasive use of violence during the 20th century.
Drawing on more than ten years of research across four continents, Caroline Elkins uncovers the dark heart of the British Empire: a racist, systematic doctrine of unrelenting violence used to secure and maintain its global interests.
When Britain could no longer maintain control over this violence, it simply retreated - and attempted to destroy the evidence.
The Legacy of Violence is a monumental achievement that debunks long-standing myths and deserves the attention of anyone wishing to understand the role of empire in shaping the world today.
“Not so much a history book as a book of historic importance” BBC History Magazine.
“Compelling” New Statesman.
“Critical... as unflagging as it is gripping, as meticulously researched as it is urgently necessary” Jill Lepore, author of These Truths.
Pages: 896, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm