In “Empire, Incorporated,” Philip J. Stern tells us that this picture, while not inaccurate, is quite incomplete. Grab a Copy Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations That Built British Colonialism ...

A lot of history - Indian, British, African, empire - is packed into that one sentence. Author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera believes that Britain and the rest of the world should learn more of it.

In recent years, Elkins has broadened the scope of her inquiries beyond Kenya, publishing a new book in March called “Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire.” I spoke to Elkins ...

Black People in the British Empire by Peter Fryer builds on the foundations of his ground-breaking debut, Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain, and casts a wider net to discover ...

The book’s organising principle is a day—September 29th 1923—when the British Empire reached its maximum territorial extent. The portrait is achieved with a wide-angle lens, but the choice ...

The book is organized chronologically, but it is much more than a dry recounting of emperors, palace intrigues, and long-forgotten battles. A listing of the chapter titles shows the comprehensive ...

Sanghera, the critically acclaimed author of Empireland, brings the same subject to children aged nine plus with this timely book about the British Empire and how it has shaped the world we live ...

Books: Shame of Empire; Books: Shame of Empire. 4 minute read. TIME. October 4, 1963 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... The Jamaican massacre was one of the ugliest episodes in the history of the British Empire.

THE LIFE OF RUDYARD KIPLING (433 pp ) -C. E. Carrington -Doubleday ($5.50). The sun has set on Rudyard Kipling and his British Empire, but there are those less happy about it than, say, Jawaharlal ...

Juneteenth celebrations are known for the variety of programs and events that highlight African American history and culture. In the 1960s, students at Prairie View A&M ...

In my 2005 book, “Imperial ... And I think that’s what we’re seeing in different kinds of ways with the history of the British Empire. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback. Ad Feedback.