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The argument at its centre is that the Second World War exposed the central and abiding boundaries of British power; and laid bare the basic truth that the colonial state was inadequate and lacking in the necessary knowledge and imagination to adjust to the demands of the new global context. It further shows how the war transformed conditions of relative African co-operation and acquiescence, and British-Ugandan collaborative economic relationships. The author's thesis is that there is a line of continuity from the colonial state as exposed by the Second World War, to the notorious fragility of the Ugandan state after independence, to the present Museveni regime. He suggests that a useful perspective may be to consider how African society impacted on British rule - besides the usual consideration of the impact of colonialism - and that it may no longer be accurate to consider the colonial period as a historical discontinuity. The author draws further parallels between the similarities of the Ugandan regime of the 1950s and the Museveni governmemt, proposing that a better understanding of this period may shed light on the crux of the problems of present-day government in Uganda. 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Confusion persists too as to the distinction between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. In Legacy of Empire, Gardner Thompson offers a clear-eyed review of political Zionism and Britain's role in shaping the history of Palestine and Israel. Thompson explores why the British government adopted Zionism in the early twentieth century, issuing the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and then retaining it as the cornerstone of their rule in Palestine after the First World War. Despite evidence and warnings, over the next two decades Britain would facilitate the colonisation of Arab Palestine by Jewish immigrants, ultimately leading to a conflict which it could not contain. Britain's response was to propose the partition of an ungovernable land: a 'two-state solution' which - though endorsed by the United Nations after the Second World War - has so far brought into being neither two states nor a solution. A highly readable and compelling account of Britain's rule in Palestine, Legacy of Empire is essential for those wishing to better understand the roots of this enduring conflict.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49631932481809,"sku":"GOR012703614","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49744752869649,"sku":"NGR9780863564826","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50487745708305,"sku":"GOR013967849","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51008793510161,"sku":"NIN9780863564826","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0863564828.jpg?v=1751044450"},{"product_id":"critical-history-of-southern-rhodesia-book-gardner-thompson-9781685859886","title":"A Critical History of Southern Rhodesia","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Offers a fresh perspective on evaluating the complex history of Zimbabwe, from Cecil Rhodes's colonial aspirations to the full establishment of British colonial administration in Southern Rhodesia in 1923, and up to the attainment of Zimbabwe's Black majority rule in 1980.... Thompson's valuable intervention is that his work helps readers make sense of the current quagmire bedeviling Zimbabwe.\" --Lawrence Chamunorwa, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gardner Thompson has stepped forward with a nuanced history of colonial Southern Rhodesia that culminates in a judicious conclusion. His thoughtful and thought-provoking book shows the way forward.\" --Nigel Biggar, author of \u003ci\u003eColonialism: A Moral Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A valuable read on an almost forgotten moment in late empire.... Thompson captures well the dilemma that faced Rhodesia's white settlers, who missed a real chance for something better than the bush war and Mugabe.\"--Matthew Parris, \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (London) columnist and former UK member of Parliament\"Wrestles with the complexities of the politics of race and racial domination in Rhodesia.... A provocative take on Rhodesian history.\"--Munya Munochiveyi, College of the Holy Cross\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gardner Thompson offers a fresh history of British rule in Southern Rhodesia, from the first colonial settlements in Mashonaland in the 1890s to the establishment of the country's sovereignty as Zimbabwe. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After tracing developments in the early decades, Thompson turns to the post-World War II debate about the colony's future direction--which pitted progressive settlers against the increasingly racialist conservative core--the impact of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, and the many damaging consequences of the choices that were made. 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The events were the 1971 Amin capture of power from Milton Obote in Uganda, and the post-election violence that rocked Kenya in 2007\/2008, pitting then incumbent Mwai Kibaki against his erstwhile colleague Raila Odinga, along what many read to be tribal lines. Dividing the book into three sections, Thompson treats democracy in the three former colonies from the perspectives of pre-independence (colonialism), the transition to independence, and governance since independence. Reflecting indigenous history, the colonial past and evolving culture, flawed but functioning forms of government have emerged in the three states. After graduating in History at Cambridge University, Gardner Thompson taught in Kampala from 1970 to 1972. Following an MA at the School of Oriental and African Studies, he undertook research on the colonial period in Uganda, at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, and was awarded his PhD by London University in 1990. 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