Format:
1 Online-Ressource (256 pages)
Edition:
Also published in print
ISBN:
1350156906
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1350156892
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9781350164383
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9781350156906
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9781350156890
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9781350156890
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9781350156883
Series Statement:
Empire's other histories
Content:
"Analysing three cases of British colonial violence that occurred in the latter half of the 19th century, this book argues that all three share commonalities, including the role of racial prejudices in justifying the perpetration of extreme colonial violence. Exploring the connections and comparisons between the Perak War (1875-76), the 'Hut Tax' Revolt in Sierra Leone (1898-99) and the Anglo-Egyptian War of Reconquest in the Sudan (1896-99), Gordon highlights the significance of decision-making processes, communication between London and the periphery and the influence of individual colonial administrators in outbreaks of violence. This study reveals the ways in which racial prejudices, the advocacy of a British 'civilising mission' and British racial 'superiority' informed colonial administrators' decisions on the ground, as well as the rationalisation of extreme violence. Responding to a neglect of British colonial atrocities within the historiography of colonial violence, this work demonstrates the ways in which Britain was just as willing and able as other European Empires to resort to extreme measures in the face of indigenous resistance or threats to the British imperial project"--
Content:
Introduction: The Place of Colonial Violence within the History of the British Empire -- A 'Little War' in Perak: British Intervention, 1875- -- British Suppression of the 'Hut Tax' War in Sierra Leone, 1898- -- The Anglo-Egyptian Reconquest of Sudan, 1896- -- Conclusion: Was there a British Way in Colonial Warfare?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350156883
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Gordon, Michelle, 1980- Extreme violence and the 'British way' London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350164383
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