John Newsinger – författare

British Counterinsurgency challenges the British Army's claim to counterinsurgency expertise. It provides well-written, accessible and up-to-date accounts of the post-1945 campaigns in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, South Yemen, Dhofar, Northern Ireland and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.

British Counterinsurgency challenges the British Army's claim to counterinsurgency expertise. It provides well-written, accessible and up-to-date accounts of the post-1945 campaigns in Palestine, Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, South Yemen, Dhofar, Northern Ireland and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan.

George Orwell was one of the most significant literary figures on the left in the twentieth century. While titles such as 1984, Animal Farm and Homage to Catalonia are still rightly regarded as modern classics, his own politics are less well understood.Hope Lies in the Proles offers a sympathetic yet critical account of Orwell's political thinking and its continued significance today. John Newsinger explores various aspects of Orwell's politics, detailing Orwell's attempts to change working-class consciousness, considering whether his attitude towards the working class was romantic, realistic or patronising - or all three at different times. He also asks whether Orwell's anti-fascism was eclipsed by his criticism of the Soviet Union, and explores his ambivalent relationship with the Labour Party. Newsinger also breaks important new ground regarding Orwell's shifting views on the USA, and his relationship with the progressive Left and feminism. Focusing on the enduring interest in Orwell and his influence on current political causes, the book is ultimately a unique, nuanced attempt to demonstrate that Orwell remained a committed socialist up until his death.

George Orwell was one of the most significant literary figures on the left in the twentieth century. While titles such as 1984, Animal Farm and Homage to Catalonia are still rightly regarded as modern classics, his own politics are less well understood.Hope Lies in the Proles offers a sympathetic yet critical account of Orwell's political thinking and its continued significance today. John Newsinger explores various aspects of Orwell's politics, detailing Orwell's attempts to change working-class consciousness, considering whether his attitude towards the working class was romantic, realistic or patronising - or all three at different times. He also asks whether Orwell's anti-fascism was eclipsed by his criticism of the Soviet Union, and explores his ambivalent relationship with the Labour Party. Newsinger also breaks important new ground regarding Orwell's shifting views on the USA, and his relationship with the progressive Left and feminism. Focusing on the enduring interest in Orwell and his influence on current political causes, the book is ultimately a unique, nuanced attempt to demonstrate that Orwell remained a committed socialist up until his death.

Denna andra upplaga av John Newsingers populärt hållna skildring av det brittiska imperiets historia har inte bara kompletterats med författarens för- och efterord till den andra engelska utgåvan utan dessutom utökats med ett längre kapitel om den brittiska interventionen i det grekiska inbördeskriget.Boken ger en väl underbyggd framställning av vad det brittiska imperiet innebar i praktiken för dem som utsattes för dess ”civilisatoriska ambitioner”. Framställningen sträcker sig från slavupproret på Jamaica 1831 till krossandet av Mau-Mau-upproret i Kenya på 1950-talet och dagens ställning som ”junior partner” till det amerikanska imperiet.Pressröster om den första utgåvan från 2011”en lärorik och ytterst väl underbyggd krönika över det brittiska imperiets bedrifter från slaveriet i Västindien och utsvältningen av Irland till rollen som junior partner i USA:s krigsföretag.” – Mikael Nyberg i Aftonbladet 24 januari 2012”Newsinger ... skriver den brittiska imperialismens blodiga historia. Han börjar med slavhandeln ... och avslutar med Tony Blairs orättfärdiga krig mot Irak.” – Christer B Johansson i Tidningen Kulturen 30 maj 2011”En bok som denna borde användas i skolans historieundervisning. Den sanna berättelsen om kolonialismen.” – Ulla Johansson i Flamman 21 april 2011”Imperiets skugga är en forskningsöversikt som spänner över ett mycket stort fält av historisk forskning kring det brittiska imperiet, allt med tydligt redovisade källor för citat och andra påståenden. I just rollen som översikt, och i synnerhet som ”motmedel” mot en glorifierande historieskrivning liknande Fergusons, är det här en strålande bok. ” – Klas Rönnbäck i Dagens bok 110314