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The Bloody History of British Colonisation
For centuries, a small island nation cast a shadow across the world. The British Empire’s methods of expansion were often brutal, usually devastating. From Amritsar to Zululand, from the Opium Wars in China to the deliberate infection of Native Americans with smallpox and the cold-blooded treatment of the starving during the Irish Famine, Des Ekin lays bare the atrocities committed in the name of colonisation.
With many nations worldwide still grappling with the legacy of British rule, Ekin explores the justifications used to dehumanise other people and rationalise their abuse, exploitation and slaughter. In this rigorously researched and eminently readable book, Des Ekin lifts the veil on the harrowing realities of colonial rule.
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Ekin is a fine journalist and stylist, who writes with a brio and enthusiasm that is infectious. The research is impeccable and the chapter-by-chapter bibliographies are exhaustive. This is a harrowing and rip-roaring read
Irish Independent
this is not a pleasant book, but it is an important one. If we do not recognise the errors of the past we will repeat them. On a less noble note, it is a useful weapon to counter any lingering notions of British superiority
Tuam Herald
For the history buff, The Brutish Empire by Des Ekin. The shadow cast for centuries by the British Empire is the subject of this new book by the author of The Stolen Village). From the Opium Wars in China to the Irish Famine, Ekin lays bare the atrocities of the empire and examines the ways in which abuse, exploitation, and slaughter were rationalised in the name of colonisation
Irish Times
one of the finest history books I’ve read this year … essential reading
Ryan Tubridy in the Irish Mail on Sunday
| Weight | 0.44 kg |
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| Dimensions | 220 × 150 × 25 cm |
