Britain's Empire (PDF)
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- Synopsis
- Magisterial history of the foundation of the British empire, and the forgotten story of resistance to its formation. This revelatory new history punctures the still widely held belief that the British Empire was an enlightened and civilizing enterprise of great benefit to its subject peoples. Instead, Britain’s Empire reveals a history of systemic repression and almost continual violence, showing how British rule was imposed as a military operation and maintained as a military dictatorship. For colonized peoples, the experience was a horrific one—of slavery, famine, battle and extermination.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9781844670673
- Publisher:
- Verso Books
- Date of Addition:
- 04/20/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard Gott
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Verso Books
- Proofread By:
- Verso Books
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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