Violence, Colonialism and Empire in the Modern World

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This book explores the theme of violence, repression and atrocity in imperial and colonial empires, as well as its representations and memories, from the late eighteenth through to the twentieth century. It examines the wide variety of violent means by which colonies and empire were maintained in the modern era, the politics of repression and the violent structures inherent in empire. Bringing together scholars from around the world, the book includes chapters on British, French, Dutch, Italian and Japanese colonies and conquests. It considers multiple experiences of colonial violence, ranging from political dispute to the non-lethal violence of everyday colonialism and the symbolic repression inherent in colonial practices and hierarchies. These comparative case studies show how violence was used to assert and maintain control in the colonies, contesting the long held view that the colonial project was of benefit to colonised peoples. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi ‘Savage Wars of Peace’: Violence, Colonialism and Empire in the Modern World (Philip Dwyer, Amanda Nettelbeck)....Pages 1-22 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 The Psychology of Colonial Violence (Richard N. Price)....Pages 25-52 Colonial Violence and the Picturesque (Elizabeth Mjelde)....Pages 53-72 Categories of Conquest and Colonial Control: The French in Tonkin, 1884–1914 (James R. Lehning)....Pages 73-90 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 Martial Law in the British Empire (Lyndall Ryan)....Pages 93-109 Flogging as Judicial Violence: The Colonial Rationale of Corporal Punishment (Amanda Nettelbeck)....Pages 111-130 Seeing like a Policeman: Everyday Violence in British India, c. 1900–1950 (Radha Kumar)....Pages 131-149 Front Matter ....Pages 151-151 The Dynamics of British Colonial Violence (Michelle Gordon)....Pages 153-174 Disciplining Native Masculinities: Colonial Violence in Malaya, ‘Land of the Pirate and the Amok’ (Jialin Christina Wu)....Pages 175-195 Fascist Violence and the ‘Ethnic Reconstruction’ of Cyrenaica (Libya), 1922–1934 (Michael R. Ebner)....Pages 197-218 Front Matter ....Pages 219-219 Contesting Colonial Violence in New Caledonia (Adrian Muckle)....Pages 221-241 From Liberation to Elimination: Violence and Resistance in Japan’s Southeast Asia, 1942–1945 (Kelly Maddox)....Pages 243-264 Nothing to Report? Challenging Dutch Discourse on Colonial Counterinsurgency in Indonesia, 1945–1949 (Bart Luttikhuis, C. H. C. Harinck)....Pages 265-286 Back Matter ....Pages 287-292