Colonialism
A Global History

Don’t think I have read a book like this before. It is a repudiation of the idea that the British Empire was a force for evil and that it had no virtues whatsoever. This book is a curious hybrid of a straight up history book and dissection of a cultural narrative, of the kind of work that Douglas Mur......more

This book was abandoned by the original publisher just before it was due to be released. This demonstrates though why it needs to be read and the important information therein. The author goes systematically through each historical setting of the British Empire and he talks specifically and in detail......more

Okay, this is tricky to review. Not least because (like most people, if they’re honest) I didn’t approach it without some degree of confirmation bias. I’m patriotic and socially conservative (small c) with little patience for those who enjoy the benefits of living in Britain while attempting to run......more

Probably more accurately a 3.5/5. Nigel Biggar is the former Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Oxford University. Despite his prestigious accolades, his latest book, Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning has courted controversy. In it, Biggar contends that British colonialism was both a sou......more

I enjoyed this view of the colonial era. It has long been derided unfairly. Nigel Biggar expertly cuts through the all of the accusations that are passed off as fact.......more