Title Legacy of violence [OverDrive/Libby electronic resource] a history of the British empire / Caroline Elkins.

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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

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Note	"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
	Electronic book.
Contents	Liberal imperialism -- Wars small and great -- Legalized lawlessness -- "I'm merely pro-British" -- Imperial convergence -- An imperial war -- A war of ideas -- Partnership -- Imperial resurgence -- Glass houses -- Exit Palestine, enter Malaya -- Small places, close to home -- Systematized violence -- Operation legacy -- Epilogue. Empire comes home.
Summary	"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian: a searing study of the British Empire that interrogates the country's pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century and traces how these practices were exported, modified, and institutionalized in colonies around the globe"-- Provided by publisher.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. New York Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2022 Available via World Wide Web.
Subject	State-sponsored terrorism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
	Punishment -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
	Liberalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
	Imperialism.
	Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 20th century.
	Great Britain -- Colonies -- Social conditions.
	Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Genre	Electronic books.
Added Author	OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
Other Form:	Online version: Elkins, Caroline. Legacy of violence. First edition New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022 9780593320082 (DLC) 2021018551
ISBN	9780593320082 (electronic bk.)

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