Paddy Docherty is a historian of empire, with a particular interest in the British Empire, anticolonial resistance, and the cultural impact of imperialism. He was educated at the University of Oxford and is the author of The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion.
'A powerful and thoughtful exploration of the deep history behind
the looting of some of Africa's greatest artistic treasures. If you
want to understand why the Benin Bronzes must be returned to
Nigeria, read this book.'
*David Olusoga, historian, broadcaster, and author of 'Black and
British'*
'This compelling account of the plunder of Benin provides a deeply
disquieting snapshot of the workings of the British Empire in
Africa and beyond. There is a manifestly powerful case for
restitution and reparation.'
*Priyamvada Gopal, Professor of Postcolonial Studies, University of
Cambridge, and author of 'Insurgent Empire'*
'"Blood and Bronze" is a scholarly, forensic and wonderfully
readable account of the circumstances leading to the fateful Benin
Expedition of 1897 and the looting of the bronzes. Vivid,
passionate and compelling, it deserves to be widely read--and
surely will be.'
*John Darwin, Professor of Global and Imperial History, University
of Oxford, and author of 'Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion
of Britain'*
'An absorbing, original and beautifully written historical horror
story. Docherty skilfully weaves a rich tale of the almost primal
evil inflicted on Benin by the British Empire. Essential reading
for anyone with an interest in the unvarnished truth of the
"glorious" days of Empire.'
*Louise Raw, historian, broadcaster, and author of 'Striking a
Light'*
'An audacious and brave narrative about how the Benin Bronzes were
looted during the colonial era and exhibited in the British Museum.
Careful and lucid, "Blood and Bronze" weaves an engrossing
narrative explaining how the theft of cultural artifacts is the
theft of culture itself.'
*Rafia Zakaria, writer, political philosopher, attorney, and author
of 'Against White Feminism'*
'This is, hands down, the most granular and compelling account yet
of the 1897 British invasion of Benin. After reading this book, I
dare you to make any reasonable argument against restitution of
Benin's looted treasures.'
*Chika Okeke-Agulu, Director of the Program in African Studies,
Princeton University, and author of 'Postcolonial Modernism: Art
and Decolonization in Twentieth-Century Nigeria'*
'Docherty gives vivid access to a place and time we don't know but
should: the resource-rich Niger Delta when the British Empire still
believed its own myths. An impassioned plea to understand our
colonial past in all its greed and ruthlessness--and to return the
spoils of Empire to where they belong.'
*Llewelyn Morgan, Professor of Classical Languages and Literature,
University of Oxford*
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