Description: A survey of settler colonialism across the British Empire from 1530 to the present, centering indigenous peoples and cultures in the global history of empire.
Brief description: Susan Kingsley Kent is Professor of Distinction in the Department of History at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. A specialist in British Imperialism from a global and comparative perspective, she teaches courses such as 'Introduction to British History since 1660' and 'Settler Colonialism, 17th century to the present'. She is the author of several books including Gender: A World History (2020), The Global 1930s (2017), A New History of Britain since 1688 (2016) and Africans and Britons in the Age of Empires, 1660-1980 (2015).
Review Quotes:
"An exemplary work on a subject with a deep history that is central to the challenges of today's world. The impressive global reach draws together a wide and diverse field of literature into a highly readable and accessible text. It provides the perfect introduction for students and general readers alike." --Kirsten McKenzie, University of Sydney, Australia
"Susan Kingsley Kent provides a narrative of British settler colonialism's five hundred years of inhumanity towards local people across a wide swath of the globe. It advances the range of Kent's studies of British history, from early feminists through the experience of economic and wartime trauma to colonial aspirations and viciousness to the present. A masterwork in its scope and historical detail." --Bonnie G. Smith, Rutgers University, USA