Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire

Caroline Elkins

896 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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Sprawling across a quarter of the world's land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain's twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation's cultural superiority,...

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4.21
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informative: 93%

challenging: 67%

dark: 58%

reflective: 32%

sad: 32%

emotional: 16%

tense: 3%


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