Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire

Baillie Gifford Prize · 2022 · Shortlist

KnopfMarch 1, 2022nonfictionISBN 9780307456793

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Baillie Gifford Prize	2022	Shortlist

About This Book

A comprehensive history of systemic violence deployed to establish and maintain the British Empire, from Ireland to India to Kenya. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History; shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize.

About the Author

Caroline ElkinsAmerican

Caroline Elkins is an American historian and professor at Harvard University. Her book Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire won the Pulitzer Prize for History and was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2022.