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Ghosts of Empire Britain s Legacies in the Modern World
by [Kwarteng, Kwasi]
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Kwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as British immigrants. He brings a unique perspective and impeccable academic credentials to a narrative history of the British Empire, one that avoids sweeping judgmental condemnation and instead sees the Empire for what it was: a series of local fiefdoms administered in varying degrees of competence or brutality by a cast of characters as outsized and eccentric as anything conjured by Gilbert and Sullivan.
The truth, as Kwarteng reveals, is that there was no such thing as a model for imperial administration; instead, appointees were schooled in quirky, independent-minded individuality. As a result the Empire was the product not of a grand idea but of often chaotic individual improvisation. The idiosyncrasies of viceroys and soldier-diplomats who ran the colonial enterprise continues to impact the world, from Kashmir to Sudan, Baghdad to Hong Kong.
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- PublicAffairs Brand
- May 28, 2013 Pub Date:
- 9781610392327 ISBN-13:
- 1610392329 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 9.21 in * 1.23 in * 6.14 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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