Linda Colley

Linda Colley is the Shelby M.C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton. Her most recent book is Captives: Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850 (Pantheon).

Empire as a Way of Life Empire as a Way of Life

Two new histories of British imperial rule in India take the narrow view. In fact, the scandal of empire can be isolated neither to Europe nor to the past.

Jul 13, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Linda Colley

An Acquired Taste An Acquired Taste

The story of the American products, producers and salesman that took over Europe in the last century.

May 26, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Linda Colley

The Poverty of Theory The Poverty of Theory

Gertrude Himmelfarb is a remarkable woman. Remarkable, first, because in some respects she is a pioneer.

Sep 2, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Linda Colley

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