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Title
The last imperialist
Other Titles (e.g. Variant)
Sir Alan Burns' epic defense of the British Empire
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Gilley, Bruce, 1966- (author)
Subject
Burns, Alan, Sir, 1887-1980
Burns, Alan, Sir, 1887-1980--Friends and associates. (LCSH)
Colonial administrators--Great Britain--Biography (LCSH)
Decolonization--Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century (LCSH)
Imperialism--History--20th century (LCSH)
Administrateurs coloniaux--Grande-Bretagne--Biographies (RVM)
Décolonisation--Grande-Bretagne--Colonies--Histoire--20e siècle (RVM)
Impérialisme--Histoire--20e siècle (RVM)
Decolonization--British colonies
Colonial administrators
Friendship
Imperialism
Great Britain
1900-1999 (FAST)
Genre Form
Biographies
Biographies (LCGFT)
Language
English (eng)
Illustrative Content
illustrations
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Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: DA17.B87 G55 2021 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 325/.341092 full (Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography (bibliography)
index (index)
Content
text (txt)
still image (sti)
Summary
"The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns' Epic Defense of the British Empires studies Sir Alan Burns' career and his arguments in defense of European colonialism. Bruce Gilley describes Burns' intellectual and policy battles with opponents of colonialism and his efforts to slow the decolonization process"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
The fate of lesser persons
A judge of rum
My old Mahammedan Sergeant
Koko Town
The bootleggers' ball
River diving on the Benue
Our man in Belize
Fifty ships that saved the world
The Ju-Ju murder
Lake Success
The wildest schemes
Probably bloodshed
Who heeds how they perished?
The Burns challenge.
Authorized Access Point
Gilley, Bruce, 1966- The last imperialist
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