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Insurgent Empire

By Priyamvada Gopal

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Insurgent Empire

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Upsets received views to show how rebellious colonies changed British attitudes to empire Much has been written on the how colonial subjects took up British and European ideas and turned them against empire when making claims to freedom and self-determination. The possibility of reverse influence has been largely overlooked. Insurgent Empire shows how Britain's enslaved and colonial subjects were not merely victims of empire and subsequent beneficiaries of its crises of conscience but also agents whose resistance both contributed to their own liberation and shaped British ideas about freedom and who could be free. This book examines dissent over the question of empire in Britain and shows how it was influenced by rebellions and resistance in the colonies from the West Indies and East Africa to Egypt and India. It also shows how a pivotal role in fomenting dissent was played by anti-colonial campaigners based in London at the heart of the empire.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
624
Release Date:
2020-05-19
Publication Date:
2020-05-19
Publisher:
Verso Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1784784133
ISBN13:
9781784784133
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
495 g
Height:
151 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
43 cm
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