Awards

• Winner of Longman/History Today Book of the Year Award 2013.
• Winner of Winner of the Longman-History Today Book Award 2013.

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Though clearly inspired by recent works of memory studies, Schwarz avoids much of the jargon that prevails in them. Instead, he presents an in-depth reading of the writings of some of the prominent public figures in the history of the British Empire from the 19th to the late 20th centuries. Q. E. Wang, CHOICE It is an elegant thesis, segueing with delightful ease between history and memory, colony and capital and drawing on a diverse collection of sources ... One can but look forward with keen anticipation to his next instalment. Anna Sanderson, History Today This is an extremely significant book, a deeply impressive work Ashley Jackson, BBC History Magazine Schwarz has a thorough mastery of the complex historiography of the British Empire, and a mind supple enough to formulate new and interesting questions. Michael Burleigh, The Literary Review Schwarz should be congratulated on what he has achieved here ... Schwarz's knowledge of the secondary literature is outstanding; his writing is effortlessly readable and wonderfully mischievous at times. Joanna Lewis, Times Higher Education wonderful ... the finest investigation of these themes for many years. Stephen Howe, The Independent Schwarz exhibits the breadth of his political and historiographical credentials The Irish Times impressive in its reach and crammed with fascinating material Peter Parker, Times Literary Supplement A highly accomplished and illuminating study of an imperial tradition in which hope and idealism co-exist (sometimes in a single individual) with feelings of loss and betrayal. Saul Dubow, 20th Century British History I am hoping that the next two volumes prove to be equally as conceptually sophisticated, and empirically diverting, as White Mans World. Ruth Craggs, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs The particular charm of the book lies in its nuanced style and method ... Scholars will find in its wealth of knowledge tantalising new avenues for future research, while its effortless crossing between academic boundaries offers a reminder of just how good interdisciplinary history can be. Sam Hutchinson, Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies represents an extraordinary achievement in writing about the changing process of colonisation and the nostalgic mythmaking of empire's passing in the face of decolonization movements ... a major study representing the best that critical imperial history has to offer. Fiona Paisley, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History

Readers who have followed the struggle over the proper place of imperialism in British history these last three decades will know that Schwarz throws open many doors which have long been ajar but which, even now, await those willing to walk boldly yet thoughtfully through them ... The luxuriously long form of Schwarzs narrative is utterly inseparable from the force of his argument. Evidently, The White Mans World is the first of a trilogy; future volumes should be eagerly anticipated. Aantoinette Burton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, The American Historical Review

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Bill Schwarz has taught Sociology, Cultural Studies, History, Communications and English. He draws from this varied intellectual background to tell his lively story of the idea of the white man in the British empire. He has been a member of the History Workshop Journal collective for more than twenty years.

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