THE GREAT BRITISH EMPIRE DEBATE
by Kenan Malik
This essay on the debate about the merits of colonialism, and of the British Empire in particular, was published 26 January in the New York Review Daily. The sun may have long ago set on the British Empire (or on all but a few tattered shreds of it), but it never seems to set on the debate about the merits of empire. The latest controversy began when the Third World Quarterly, an academic journal known for its radical stance, published […]
Categories: Britain, International, Justice & Liberties, Politics • Tags: adam horschild, belgian congo, bengal famine, british empire, british politics, bruce gilley, colonialism, david olusoga, enlightenment, india, ireland, mordant bay rebellion, nigel biggar, shashi tharoor, slave trade, slavery
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