Imperial Legacies by Jeremy Black
Britain yesterday; America today. The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how criticisms of the legacy of the British Empire are, in part, criticisms of the reality of American power today. He emphasizes the prominence of imperial rule in history and in the world today, and the selective way in which certain countries are castigated. Imperial Legacies is a wide-ranging and vigorous assault on political correctness, its language, misuse of the past, and grasping of both present and future.
Jeremy Black is Established Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Graduating from Cambridge with a starred first, he did postgraduate work at Oxford and then taught at Durham, eventually as professor, before moving to Exeter in 1996. He has lectured extensively in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States, where he has held visiting chairs at West Point, Texas Christian University, and Stillman College. He was appointed to the Order of Membership of the British Empire for services to stamp design.
He is, or has been, on a number of editorial boards, including the Journal of Military History, the Journal of the Royal United Services Institute, and History Today and was editor of Archives. His books include The British Seaborne Empire, Contesting History and Rethinking World War Two.
He is, or has been, on a number of editorial boards, including the Journal of Military History, the Journal of the Royal United Services Institute, and History Today and was editor of Archives. His books include The British Seaborne Empire, Contesting History and Rethinking World War Two.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781641770385 |
| ISBN 10 | 1641770384 |
| Title | Imperial Legacies |
| Author | Jeremy Black |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Encounter Books,USA |
| Year published | 2019-05-23 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
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