petergray47, 1 year ago to random ‘Most of the colonial violence of the postwar decades is now forgotten or buried in Britain. There is, Linstrum writes, “near-total silence of official memory culture on the violence of decolonisation”. British history textbooks have “little or nothing to say” about Malaya, Cyprus, Kenya. The omnipresence of Britain’s “victory” in the second World War relegates the colonial wars to “sideshows” – if they are mentioned at all.’ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2023/05/13/age-of-emergency-living-with-violence-at-the-end-of-the-british-empire-a-meticulous-innovative-damning-work/ #empire #BritishEmpire
‘Most of the colonial violence of the postwar decades is now forgotten or buried in Britain. There is, Linstrum writes, “near-total silence of official memory culture on the violence of decolonisation”. British history textbooks have “little or nothing to say” about Malaya, Cyprus, Kenya. The omnipresence of Britain’s “victory” in the second World War relegates the colonial wars to “sideshows” – if they are mentioned at all.’ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2023/05/13/age-of-emergency-living-with-violence-at-the-end-of-the-british-empire-a-meticulous-innovative-damning-work/ #empire #BritishEmpire
HistoPol, 1 year ago @petergray47 (4/n) ...seen eye-to-eye. This,however, will not be possible without even knowing of the past and its injustices. As George #Santayana said: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” However, in this case, humanity... #decolonialization #postcolonial #climatechange #globalsouth #uk #france #german #erinnerungskultur #remembrance #nationalsocialism #britain #criticalracetheory #us #germany #treatyofversailles #colonial #history #empire #britishempire
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...seen eye-to-eye.
This,however, will not be possible without even knowing of the past and its injustices. As George #Santayana said:
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
However, in this case, humanity...
#decolonialization #postcolonial #climatechange #globalsouth #uk #france #german #erinnerungskultur #remembrance #nationalsocialism #britain #criticalracetheory #us #germany #treatyofversailles #colonial #history #empire #britishempire