{"product_id":"the-last-imperialist-bruce-gilley-9781684515202","title":"The Last Imperialist: Sir Alan Burns' Epic Defense of the British Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe British Empire, one of the most powerful forces in history, was also one of the most humane. Yet at its twilight, few were willing to defy the anti-colonial reaction that condemned millions to despotism under the regimes that replaced it. Sir Alan Burns was among them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this lively and provocative work of history, Bruce Gilley vindicates Sir Alan's view that decolonization was poorly managed and too swiftly executed, a view based not on imperialist nostalgia but on a sober assessment of the ravages of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gilley demonstrates that Burns understood the benefits of colonial rule and correctly foretold the chaos that accompanied its rapid dissolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Relying on previously unavailable documentation from Burns's family, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Imperialist\u003c\/i\u003e dethrones the revisionist historians and shatters their unbalanced accusations against European colonialism. This is history writing at its most courageous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Gilley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684515203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684515202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regnery History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Bruce Gilley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478565970175,"sku":"9781684515202","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c27d784f-b316-47c1-b7f1-2b5e1c355136.jpg?v=1715935365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-imperialist-bruce-gilley-9781684515202","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}