White Man's World

wonderful the finest investigation of these themes for many years. Stephen Howe, The Independent Schwarz exhibits the breadth of his political and historiographical credentials. The Irish Times impressive in its reach and crammed with fascinating material. Peter Parker, Times Literary Supplement Schwarz should be congratulated on what he has achieved here Schwarz's knowledge of the secondary literature is outstanding; his writing is effortlessly readable and wonderfully mischievous at times. Joanna Lewis, Times Higher Education It is an elegant thesis, segueing with delightful ease between history and memory, colony and capital and drawing on a diverse collection of sources ... One can but look forward with keen anticipation to his next instalment. . Anna Sanderson, History Today Schwarz has a thorough mastery of the complex historiography of the British Empire, and a mind supple enough to formulate new and interesting questions. Michael Burleigh, The Literary Review original and intellectually imaginative. Martin Francis, English Historical Review A highly accomplished and illuminating study of an imperial tradition in which hope and idealism co-exist (sometimes in a single individual) with feelings of loss and betrayal. Saul Dubow, Twentieth Century British History This is an extremely significant book, a deeply impressive work. Ashley Jackson, BBC History Magazine It is hard to do justice to this magisterial piece of work ... The luxuriously long form of Schwarz's narrative is utterly inseparable from the force of his argument. Antoinette Burton, American Historical Review Though clearly inspired by recent works of memory studies, Schwarz avoids much of the jargon that prevails in them. Instead, he presents an in-depth reading of the writings of some of the prominent public figures in the history of the British Empire from the 19th to the late 20th centuries. Q. E. Wang, CHOICE