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Legacy of violence : a history of the British empire /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elkins, Caroline (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Subjects:
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.
British colonies.
Colonies > Administration.
Liberalism.
Politics and government.
Punishment.
Social conditions.
State-sponsored terrorism.
Great Britain.
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.