Licentious Worlds: Sex and Exploitation in Global Empires, by Julie Peakman
Book of the week: there’s something for everyone in this provocative study of sex, power and conflict, says Joanna Lewis
Book of the week: there’s something for everyone in this provocative study of sex, power and conflict, says Joanna Lewis
Joanna Lewis is fascinated by a study of imperial tedium, but finds it missing some key discussions
Joanna Lewis considers a work that follows the lineage of a British foreign policy that focused on promoting economic and cultural ties with other English-speaking nations
A study of the North African country lays bare a ruler at war with his own people, says Joanna Lewis
Book of the week: Joanna Lewis on nationalism’s truest friend and the books that made him a world authority