Blood and Bronze - The British Empire and the Sack of Benin

A searing account of Britain's conquest of the Kingdom of Benin and plunder of its fabled Bronzes.

About the author

Paddy Docherty is a historian of empire, with a particular interest in the British Empire, anticolonial resistance, and the cultural impact of imperialism. He was educated at the University of Oxford and is the author of The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion.

Product details

• Authors: Paddy Docherty, Docherty Paddy
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781787384569
• ISBN: 978-1-78738-456-9
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Plastic arts; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; British Empire, HISTORY / Africa / General, Benin, sculpture, Colonialism & imperialism, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections