'Exterminate All The Brutes'

Name: 'Exterminate All The Brutes'
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781847081988
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By Sven Lindqvist

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Exterminate All The Brutes by Sven Lindqvist is a compelling examination of European colonialism and its profound impact on indigenous cultures. Blending historical analysis with personal travelogue, Lindqvist unveils the brutal realities of imperialism grounded in the ideologies of racial superiority. The book challenges readers to confront the legacies of violence and exploitation that continue to shape global history.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in exploring the darker aspects of colonial history and the brutal realities behind European imperialism. It offers a thought-provoking examination of violence and ideology, blending travel narrative with historical inquiry, which can appeal to readers fascinated by the intersection of past and present societal impacts.

'Exterminate All The Brutes'

New edition of this impassioned and perception-altering classic, which blends travelogue and deep historical investigation to reveal the true horror of Europe's racist colonial past in Africa.

Now the basis for a major HBO series by Academy Award-nominated director Raoul Peck: the classic genre-blending investigation revealing the true horror of Europe's racist colonial past in Africa.

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Over twenty years ago, Sven Lindqvist, one of the great pioneers of a new kind of experiential history writing, set out across Central Africa. Obsessed with a single line from Conrad's The Heart of Darkness—Kurtz's injunction to 'Exterminate All the Brutes'—he braided an account of his experiences with a profound historical investigation. He reveals to the reader with immediacy and cauterising force precisely what Europe's imperial powers had exacted on Africa's people over the course of the preceding two centuries.

Shocking, humane, and crackling with imaginative energies and moral purpose, Exterminate All the Brutes stands as an impassioned, timeless classic. It is essential reading for anybody ready to come to terms with the brutal, racist history on which Europe built its wealth.

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Exterminate All the Brutes is praised for its importance and the message it carries for the future, as highlighted by Nicholas Lezard. John Berger recognises the book's depth that stems from risk and years of thought. The Sunday Times notes its lasting impact, while Richard Gott commends Sven Lindqvist's originality in crafting a genre that intertwines spatial and temporal journeys. The New Internationalist suggests its inclusion in school curriculums, and the Independent calls it exemplary.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847081988

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 192

Collections

African History Education & Reference European History History & Military Non-Fiction Sven Lindqvist Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Sven Lindqvist was born in Stockholm in 1932 and has travelled extensively through Asia, Africa and Latin America.