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Rebels influenced British anti-imperial thought.

"Insurgent Empire" could be the enlightening read you're looking for if you're interested in the often underrepresented perspective of how colonized peoples' resistance impacted the British critics of empire. Priyamvada Gopal doesn't just recount historical events; she reveals the active role of the oppressed in shaping the discourse of freedom. If you're keen on understanding the dynamics of resistance and its influence on the oppressors' soil, this book weaves together a narrative that highlights a different angle of the imperial history.

  • Bread and Roses Award Nominee (2020)
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ISBN: 9781784784133
Authors: Priyamvada Gopal
Publisher: Verso
Date of Publication: 2020-06-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Sociology, History
Goodreads rating: 4.19
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Upsets received views to show how rebellious colonies changed British attitudes to empire. Much has been written on how colonial subjects took up British and European ideas and turned them against empire when making claims to freedom and self-determination. The possibility of reverse influence has been largely overlooked. Insurgent Empire shows how Britain's enslaved and colonial subjects were not merely victims of empire and subsequent beneficiaries of its crises of conscience but also agents whose resistance both contributed to their own liberation and shaped British ideas about freedom and who could be free. This book examines dissent over the question of empire in Britain and shows how it was influenced by rebellions and resistance in the colonies from the West Indies and East Africa to Egypt and India. It also shows how a pivotal role in fomenting dissent was played by anti-colonial campaigners based in London at the heart of the empire.
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Rebels influenced British anti-imperial thought.

"Insurgent Empire" could be the enlightening read you're looking for if you're interested in the often underrepresented perspective of how colonized peoples' resistance impacted the British critics of empire. Priyamvada Gopal doesn't just recount historical events; she reveals the active role of the oppressed in shaping the discourse of freedom. If you're keen on understanding the dynamics of resistance and its influence on the oppressors' soil, this book weaves together a narrative that highlights a different angle of the imperial history.

  • Bread and Roses Award Nominee (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.