{"product_id":"legacy-of-violence","title":"Legacy Of Violence By Elkins, Caroline","description":"\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57573145215358,"sku":"NW9780099540250","price":14.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780099540250.jpg?v=1783115530","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/legacy-of-violence","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}