{"product_id":"9780099540250-legacy-of-violence","title":"Legacy of Violence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of the British Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eBBC HISTORY MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Masterly. This book is dynamite' - ROBERT GILDEA, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eEmpires of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**\u003cbr\u003e**Winner of the NYU\/Axinn Foundation Prize**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA searing, landmark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e study of the British Empire that \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elays bare \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Britain could no longer maintain control over that violence, it simply retreated - and sought to destroy the evidence. \u003ci\u003eLegacy of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Not so much a history book as a book of historical significance' \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Riveting'\u003ci\u003e New Statesman \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Crucial.as unflinching as it is gripping, as carefully researched as it is urgently necessary' Jill Lepore, author of \u003ci\u003eThese Truths\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40973775470689,"sku":"9780099540250","price":18.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32276157.jpg?v=1737113088","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780099540250-legacy-of-violence","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}