{"product_id":"legacy-of-violence-a-history-of-the-british-empire-9780099540250","title":"Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eCaroline Elkins' Legacy of Violence is a groundbreaking study of the British Empire that exposes its pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century. It challenges long-held myths and reveals the dark heart of Britain's Empire, a racialized, systematized doctrine of unrelenting violence used to secure and maintain its interests. Elkins' work is a monumental achievement that explodes these myths and deserves the attention of anyone seeking to understand the empire's role in shaping the world today. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 896 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 September 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES,NEW STATESMAN,HISTORY TODAY  AND  BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE  BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasterly... This book is dynamite - ROBERT GILDEA,  author of  Empires of the Mind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA searing, landmark study of the British Empire that lays bare its pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than a decade of research on four continents, Caroline Elkins reveals the dark heart of Britain's Empire: a racialised, systemised doctrine of unrelenting violence, which it used to secure and maintain its interests across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Britain could no longer maintain control over that violence, it simply retreated - and sought to destroy the evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegacy of Violence is a monumental achievement that explodes long-held myths and deserves the attention of anyone who seeks to understand empire's role in shaping the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot so much a history book as a book of historical significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRiveting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrucial...as unflinching as it is gripping, as carefully researched as it is urgently necessary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Lepore, author of  These Truths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 712g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 197 x 130 x 57 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780099540250\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Caroline Elkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44550166741242,"sku":"9780099540250","price":12.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1694168498699_book.jpg?v=1694256829","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/legacy-of-violence-a-history-of-the-british-empire-9780099540250","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}