{"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\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e AND \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\u003estudy of the British Empire that\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003elays bare\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eits\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003epervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When 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\u003eNew 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","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43581544530117,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/Legacy_20of_20Violence.jpg?v=1716555246","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/legacy-of-violence-a-history-of-the-british-empire","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}