Full name: The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire

Author: John Newsinger Year: 2006 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Politics Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781905192120 1905192126

George Bush's 'War on Terror' has inspired a forest of books about the new American Empire. But what about Britain's role in the world? "A People's History of the British Empire" challenges the claim that the British Empire was a kinder, gentler empire and suggests that the description of 'Rogue State' is more fitting. How many people today know about Britain's deep involvement in the opium drug trade in China, or that Tony Blair's hero Gladstone devoted his maiden parliamentary speech to defending his family's slave plantation in Jamaica? John Newsinger has written a wonderful popular history of key episodes in British imperial history. He pays particular attention to the battles of the colonised to free themselves of its baleful rule, including Rebellion in Jamaica; The Irish Famine; The Opium Wars; The Great Indian Rebellion; The Conquest of Egypt; Palestine in Revolt; 'Quit India' and the struggle for Independence; Suez; Malaya; Kenya and Rhodesia; and, Britain and American Imperialism. Similar books: Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff America by Dinesh D'Souza Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin A Warning by Anonymous American Nations by Colin Woodard Control by Glenn Beck Licensed to Lie by Sidney Powell The Big Lie by Dinesh D'Souza The Anarchy by William Dalrymple Fascism by Madeleine Albright Ship of Fools by Tucker Carlson If You Can Keep It by Eric Metaxas The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk The Residence by Kate Andersen Brower The Fifties by David Halberstam The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine by Ilan Pappe The Soul of America by Jon Meacham America Alone by Mark Steyn At the Hands of Persons Unknown by Philip Dray