{"product_id":"legacy-of-violence-a-history-of-the-british-empire","title":"Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elkins, Caroline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e VINTAGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 896\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 07-09-2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e A NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Masterly... This book is dynamite' - ROBERT GILDEA, author of Empires of the Mind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**\u003cbr\u003e\n**Winner of the NYU\/Axinn Foundation Prize**\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA searing, landmark study of the British Empire that lays bare its pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDrawing 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen Britain could no longer maintain control over that violence, it simply retreated - and sought to destroy the evidence. Legacy 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Not so much a history book as a book of historical significance' BBC History Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Riveting' New Statesman\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'Crucial...as unflinching as it is gripping, as carefully researched as it is urgently necessary' Jill Lepore, author of These Truths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099540250\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.6 x 5.1 x 2.3 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VINTAGE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66561369440560,"sku":"Trans_9780099540250","price":913.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81TkSIBB3tL.jpg?v=1776438320","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/legacy-of-violence-a-history-of-the-british-empire","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}