Blood and bronze : the British empire and the sack of Benin
Docherty, Paddy2021
Books
Here is an incisive history revealing Britain's conquest of the Kingdom of Benin and the plunder of its fabled Bronzes. The Benin Bronzes are among the British Museum's most prized possessions. Celebrated for their great beauty, they embody the history, myth and artistry of the ancient Kingdom of Benin, once West Africa's most powerful, and today part of Nigeria. But despite the Bronzes' renown, little has been written about the brutal imperial violence with which they were plundered. Paddy Docherty's searing new history tells that story: the 1897 British invasion of Benin. Armed with shocking details discovered in the archives, 'Blood and Bronze' sets this assault in its late Victorian context.
Main title:
Blood and bronze : the British empire and the sack of Benin / Paddy Docherty.
Author:
Docherty, Paddy, author
Imprint:
London : Hurst & Company, 2021.
Collation:
xxiii, 258 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781787384569 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
325.341096
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
299141