{"title":"Raymond Patton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Patton\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into pivotal moments of history, blending rigorous research with engaging narrative. His works provide a deep understanding of the complexities and nuances that shape military and imperial developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtfully crafted accounts that illuminate the interplay of power and empire, with a focus on the often overlooked stories between major historical events. Patton’s writing appeals to those fascinated by the subtle forces that influence the course of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"in-between-empire-by-raymond-patton-9781350498679","title":"In-Between Empire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring how Polish writers positioned themselves as neither colonised nor colonisers, \u003ci\u003eIn-Between Empire\u003c\/i\u003e analyses their literary works on empire during the 19th and 20th centuries to explore how they negotiated their in-between position in the global imperial hierarchy.\u003c\/b\u003e Leveraging this vantage point, they claimed the unique ability to represent the South to the West, constructing a Polish national identity in conversation with both imperial and anti-imperial currents, and influencing international discourse on colonialism and its legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten at the nexus of historical and literary studies of imperial and colonial discourse, Patton centres Poland and Eastern Europe in debates that have frequently excluded these perspectives. Showing how these Polish writers attempted to portray anticolonial solidarity with non-European victims of colonialism, yet also employed European colonial tropes, each writer demonstrated a distinctive ability to identify the tensions and flaws of imperialism, whilst simultaneously reconciling those tensions to themselves as ‘exceptional Europeans’, innocent of colonialism, by alternating between metropolitan and peripheral perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn doing so, they informed transnational discourses and policies on colonialism, decolonisation, the Cold War and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934094737644,"sku":"9781350498679","price":133.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350498679-in-between-empire.jpg?v=1783895002"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/raymond-patton.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}