8/27/2023 0 Comments Colonies vs empire tips![]() The latest controversy began when the Third World Quarterly, an academic journal known for its radical stance, published a paper by Bruce Gilley, an associate professor of political science at Portland State University in Oregon, called “ The Case for Colonialism.” Fifteen of the thirty-four members on the journal’s editorial board resigned in protest, while a petition, with more than 10,000 signatories, called for the paper to be retracted. ![]() The sun may have long ago set on the British Empire (or on all but a few tattered shreds of it), but it never seems to set on the debate about the merits of empire. George William Joy: General Gordon’s Last Stand, circa 1893 Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)/Bridgeman Images
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