02071nam 2200409 450 991079422920332120210603173002.01-78680-674-6(CKB)4100000011666145(MiAaPQ)EBC6427006(Au-PeEL)EBL6427006(OCoLC)1231604379(BIP)073328132(EXLCZ)99410000001166614520210603d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe empire at home internal colonies and the end of Britain /James TraffordLondon :Pluto Press,[2021]20211 online resource (xiii, 204 pages)0-7453-4099-7 Modern Britain is forged through the redeployment of structures that facilitated and legitimized slavery, exploitation and extermination. This is the empire at home and it is inseparable from the strategies of neo-colonial extraction and oppression of subjects abroad. Here, James Trafford develops the notion of internal colonies, arguing that methods and structures used in colonial rule are re-deployed internally in contemporary Britain in order to recreate and solidify imperial power relations. Using examples including housing segregation, targeted surveillance and counter-insurgency techniques used in the fight against terrorism, Trafford reveals Britains internal colonialism to be a reactive mechanism to retain British sovereignty. As politics appears limited by nationalism and protectionism, The Empire at Home issues a powerful challenge to contemporary politics, demanding that Britain as an imperial structure must end.Power (Social sciences)Great BritainPower (Social sciences)306.4Trafford James980213MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794229203321The empire at home3819679UNINA