Twilight the Decline of the British Empire

Aand NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAYand ANDand BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEand BOOK OF THE YEAR'Masterly... This book is dynamite' - ROBERT GILDEA,and author ofand Empires of the Mind**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**A searing, landmarkand study of the British Empire thatand lays bareand itsand pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century.Drawing 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.When Britain could no longer maintain control over that violence, it simply retreated - and sought to destroy the evidence.and Legacy of Violenceand 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.'Not so much a history book as a book of historical significance'and BBC History Magazine'Riveting'and New Statesman'Crucial...as unflinching as it is gripping, as carefully researched as it is urgently necessary' Jill Lepore, author ofand These Truths

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Liberty Books

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Non-fiction