Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes
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Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes
Tariq Ali
Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes
Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes
Tariq Ali
Descripción
A coruscating portrait of Britain's greatest imperialist The modern Churchill cult is out of control, closing down debate and encouraging support for twenty-first-century wars. The wartime leader has become a household god for many, preserving an antiquated vision of Britain still shared by all three parties. Yet, was he anything more than a plump carp happy to swim in the foulest of ponds to defend the Empire? Churchill himself never bothered to conceal his passionate defence of the British Empire or its attendant racism. On a more personal level, his complacent self-belief influenced his every step and frequently tripped him up. As the head of the British Navy during the First World War, he was responsible for a series of calamitous errors that cost thousands of lives. His attempt to crush the Irish nationalists left wounds that have yet to heal. His attacks on striking workers in Glasgow and Tonypandy, his posturing when calling in the army to burn two anarchists in London's East End, his vicious propaganda during the General Strike were not forgotten or forgiven. Even during the war against Germany, the most revered period of his career, Churchill's crimes abroad continued, including the brutal assault on the Greek Resistance, the Bengal Famine that cost over 3 million Indian lives, the all-out assault on civilians in Dresden and Hamburg, and the insistence on the use of nuclear weapons in Japan. Postwar, he continued to cause harm in Iran and Kenya. His is a terrible record, amply documented in Tariq Ali's indictment.
Detalles
Formato | Tapa suave |
Número de Páginas | 448 |
Lenguaje | Inglés |
Editorial | Verso |
Fecha de Publicación | 2023-05-23 |
Dimensiones | 7.5" x 5.2" x 1.7" pulgadas |
Letra Grande | No |
Con Ilustraciones | No |
Temas | Siglo 20, Británico |
Acerca del Autor
Tariq Ali has written more than two-dozen books on world history and politics--the most recent of which are The Extreme Centre, The Dilemmas of Lenin and The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan--as well as the novels of his Islam Quintet and scripts for the stage and screen. He is a long-standing member of the Editorial Committee of New Left Review and lives in London.
Garantía & Otros
Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
Peso: | 0.34 kg |
SKU: | 9781788735803 |
Publicado en Unimart.com: | 01/10/24 |
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