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ThecollapseofWesterncolonialempiresinthetwentyyearsaftertheSecondWorldWarledtoaseriesofviciousstrugglesforpower-inAfrica,AsiaandtheMiddleEast-whosebloodyconsequenceshauntusstill.AcclaimedhistorianMichaelBurleigh'sbrilliantanalyticskillsandcleareyeforcommonthemesunderpinsthispowerfulaccountofthoseconflicts.HetakesusonahistoricaljourneyfromAlgeriatoCuba,fromMalaysiatoPalestine,andfromKenyatoVietnamand,insodoing,hereframesmid-twentieth-centuryhistorybyforcingustolookawayfromtheColdWartothehotwarsthatcontinuetoafflictus.Theresultisadazzlingworkofhistory,whichexaminesthedeathofcolonialismwithpassion,insightandgenuineunderstandingofwhatitfeelsliketobecaughtinthemiddleofrealpolitik.