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Book Synopsis: An eye-opening account of how violence was experienced not just on the frontlines of colonial terror but at home in imperial Britain. When uprisings against colonial rule broke out across the world after 1945, Britain responded with overwhelming and brutal force. Although this period has conventionally been dubbed "postwar," it was punctuated by a succession of hard-fought, long-running conflicts that were geographically diffuse, morally ambiguous, and impervious to neat endings or declarations of victory. Ruthless counterinsurgencies in Malaya, Kenya, and Cyprus rippled through British society, molding a home front defined not by the mass mobilization of resources, but by sentiments of uneasiness and the justifications they generated.
Age of Emergency traces facts and feelings about violence as torture, summary executions, collective punishments, and other ruthless methods were employed in "states of emergency." It examines how Britons at home learned to live with colonial warfare by examining activist campaigns, soldiers' letters, missionary networks, newspaper stories, television dramas, sermons, novels, and plays. As knowledge of brutality spread, so did the tactics of accommodation aimed at undermining it. Some contemporaries cast doubt on facts about violence. Others stressed the unanticipated consequences of intervening to stop it. Still others aestheticized violence by celebrating visions of racial struggle or dramatizing the grim fatalism of dirty wars. Through their voices, Erik Linstrum narrates what violence looked, heard, and felt like as an empire ended, a history with unsettling echoes in our own time.
Vividly analyzing how far-off atrocities became domestic problems, Age of Emergency shows that the compromising entanglements of war extended far beyond the conflict zones of empire.
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At its core, "Age of Emergency" examines the harsh realities of counterinsurgencies in Malaya, Kenya, and Cyprus, where torture, summary executions, and collective punishments prevailed. Delve into the profound insights of this book, which goes far beyond conventional postwar narratives. Join us as we delve into the morally ambiguous conflicts that left lasting echoes on British society and continue to resonate in our present time.
With meticulous research and a broad range of sources, including soldiers' letters, newspaper stories, sermons, and plays, "Age of Emergency" uncovers the complex ways in which violence permeated British society. It explores how the narratives shaped by activists, the media, and even fictional works served as both coping mechanisms and platforms for challenging the brutality of colonial warfare. Brace yourself for an exhilarating exploration that vividly illustrates the impact of violence on individuals, communities, and the very fabric of the empire.
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