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Lädt ... Churchill and Empire: A Portrait of an Imperialistvon Lawrence James
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Ágætis ævisaga um Churchill. Hún hefur nokkuð þröngan fókus á viðhorf hans til nýlenda Bretlands sem hann vildi halda í og varðveita til frambúðar. Gat í raun ekki séð fyrir sér framtíð landsins og heimsveldisins án nýlendanna. Um leið og sagan gerir þessum þætti vel skil þá er öðrum þáttum í persónuleika Churchills og lífi hans gerð ýmist lítil eða engin skil. ( ) Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Narrative historian Lawrence James has written a genuinely new biography of Winston Churchill, one focusing solely on his contradictory relationship with the British Empire. As a young army officer in the late nineteenth century serving in conflicts in India, South Africa, and the Sudan, his attitude toward the Empire was the Victorian paternalistic approach--at once responsible and superior. Conscious even then of his political career ahead, Churchill found himself reluctantly supporting British atrocities and held what many would regard today as prejudiced views, in that he felt that some nationalities were superior to others. His (some might say obsequious) relationship with America reflected that view: America was a former colony where the natives had become worthy to rule themselves, but--he felt--still had that connection to Britain. This outmoded attitude was one of the reasons the British voters rejected him after leading the country brilliantly in the Second World War. His attitude remained decidedly old-fashioned, truly Victorian, in a world that was shaping up very differently.--From publisher description. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)941.084092History and Geography Europe British Isles Historical periods of British Isles 1837- Period of Victoria and House of Windsor 1936-1945Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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