{"product_id":"churchills-empire-richard-toye-9780312577131","title":"Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him and the World He Made","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of Churchill's lifelong involvement with the empire, from the early stages of his childhood that shaped his imperialist outlook to his emergence as a self-made hero. Instead of locating him on a left\/right spectrum, Toye presents Churchill as a human being, a man whose imperialist outlook brought both acclaim and dread. Churchill was a powerful leader who believed in the strength of his race, but not necessarily the human race--he stood alone against Hitler, but he was also an imperialist who equated Gandhi with Hitler, celebrated racism, and believed India would always remain unsuited to democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToye traces Churchill's shifts and velleities with impressive skill and erudition, using a vast range of contemporary newspapers to particularly good effect (\u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e). Toye, named Young Academic Author of the Year by \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education \u003c\/i\u003emagazine in 2007, has synthesized the details of Churchill's life to produce a thought-provoking, sensitive account of the nerve and muscle of empire (\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Toye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312577133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312577131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.55w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2011 pg. 28","brand":"Richard Toye","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996731277567,"sku":"9780312577131","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55b0d56e-673e-4fa3-9e0c-b852bedde21d.jpg?v=1683343367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/churchills-empire-richard-toye-9780312577131","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}