Barnaby Phillips

'Loot'

Bog | Engelsk

A Prospect Best Book of 2021 A fascinating and timely book. William Boyd Grippinga must read. FT Compellinghumane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic. Evening Standard [A] valuable guide to a complex narrative. The Times In 1897, Britain sent a punitiv

'The African Kingdom of Gold'

Bog | Engelsk

Empire. Plunder. Resistance. The forgotten history of Britain and the Asante gold. 'A compelling, challenging and important book.'William Boyd 1874. Kumasi, the Asante capital, burns. British soldiers prowl the palace, looting as much gold as they