Blood and Bronze
The British Empire and the Sack of Benin
Paddy Docherty
Discover the shocking history of the Benin Bronzes, one of the British Museum's prized possessions. Paddy Docherty's Blood and Bronze exposes the brutal imperial violence behind their plundering during the 1897 British invasion of Benin. With shocking details from archives, Docherty reveals the extent of African resistance and hidden British outrages, including a coverup of grotesque sexual crimes. This definitive account of the destruction of Benin demolishes moral arguments for Britain to keep the Bronzes and makes a passionate case for their repatriation to Nigeria.
Publish Date
2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.1
ISBN
9781787384569
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-04-14T06:49:05.000Z
Thanks @paddydocherty for this book on why it’s time for the @britishmuseum to return the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Some shocking stories in here. – source