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is an "immoral book" that ignores "the structural logic of empire" linking "the development of capitalism and prosperity in
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committed in the name of empire with its supposed benefits". The project also received criticism for failing to engage with the wider scholarship on empire and not submitting itself to peer scrutiny and rigorous academic debate. Biggar addressed the ethics of colonialism in an op-ed for
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considered the book "thoughtful" and "compelling", one that introduced facts, some of which he was unaware of, indicating that "much that is benign about our civilisation has been forgotten", but concluded that Biggar "is spoiling for a fight, and I fear he's going to get one".
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