The Truth About Empire - Real Histories of British Colonialism

Sharp, authoritative essays on the dark realities of Empire and the true historian's importance for democracy, amid history's appropriation by apologists, racists and culture warriors.

About the author

Alan Lester is Professor of Historical Geography at the University of Sussex and Adjunct Professor of History at La Trobe University. He has written eleven books on British colonialism, most recently Ruling the World: Freedom, Civilisation and Liberalism in the Nineteenth Century British Empire; and Deny and Disavow: The British Empire in the Culture War (co-authored; 2nd edition).

Product details

• Assisted by: Alan Lester (Editor)
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2024
• EAN: 9781911723097
• ISBN: 978-1-911723-09-7
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, British Empire, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history