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Biopolitics, Politics, Indian History, Post-colonization
Insurgent Empire
Author
Pryamvada Gopal
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Genre
Anthropology, Colonization, History
Theme
Insurgent Empire shows how Britain’s enslaved and colonial subjects were active agents in their own liberation. What is more, they shaped British ideas of freedom and emancipation back in the United Kingdom.
Gist
Examined a century of dissent on the question of empire and showed how British critics of empire were influenced by rebellions and resistance in the colonies, from the West Indies and East Africa to Egypt and India. In addition, a pivotal role in fomenting resistance was played by anticolonial campaigners based in London, right at the heart of empire.
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