They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empires
Book • 2024
Lauren Benton's 'They Called It Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence' explores the history of imperial violence through the lens of 'small wars.
' The book examines how European powers maintained their empires through cycles of raiding, slaving, and plunder, portraying their conquests as missions of order and peace.
Benton uncovers the blurred lines between war and peace, and how fragile truces paved the way for endless conflict.
The book challenges the perception of imperial violence as an aberration, suggesting it set the stage for perpetual wars.
It confronts the uncomfortable truths about power, violence, and the myths that continue to shape global order.
' The book examines how European powers maintained their empires through cycles of raiding, slaving, and plunder, portraying their conquests as missions of order and peace.
Benton uncovers the blurred lines between war and peace, and how fragile truces paved the way for endless conflict.
The book challenges the perception of imperial violence as an aberration, suggesting it set the stage for perpetual wars.
It confronts the uncomfortable truths about power, violence, and the myths that continue to shape global order.
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Recommended by Jeffrey Sachs as remarkable history of thought, and remarkably relevant hour by hour, day by day in our world today.
Season 4, Episode 8: Prof. Lauren Benton, They Called it Peace: Worlds of Imperial Violence
