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St. Martin's Press
July 2011
On Sale: July 19, 2011
464 pages
ISBN: 0312577133
EAN: 9780312577131
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This 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 racehe
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."Toye traces Churchill's shifts and velleities
with impressive skill and erudition, using a vast range of
contemporary newspapers to particularly good effect" (
Literary Review). Toye, named Young Academic Author of the
Year by Times Higher Educationmagazine in 2007, has
synthesized the details of Churchill's life to produce "a
thought-provoking, sensitive account of the nerve and
muscle of empire" ( Daily Express).
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