The Tribe That Lost Its Head
Author: Nicholas Monsarrat
Binding: Hardback
Published: Cassell & Co, London, 1956
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
The Tribe That Lost Its Head is a political novel that presents the collapse of colonial authority and the rise of revolutionary fervor in an unnamed African nation. The book chronicles the tensions between British administrators and native leaders, detailing how paternalistic governance, racial arrogance, and economic exploitation ignite a violent struggle for independence. Monsarrat argues that colonial rule breeds instability when it denies dignity and self-determination, and he illustrates the moral failures of both imperial agents and emergent revolutionaries. The narrative instructs readers in the dangers of cultural blindness and the consequences of power wielded without accountability.
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Author: Nicholas Monsarrat
Binding: Hardback
Published: Cassell & Co, London, 1956
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
The Tribe That Lost Its Head is a political novel that presents the collapse of colonial authority and the rise of revolutionary fervor in an unnamed African nation. The book chronicles the tensions between British administrators and native leaders, detailing how paternalistic governance, racial arrogance, and economic exploitation ignite a violent struggle for independence. Monsarrat argues that colonial rule breeds instability when it denies dignity and self-determination, and he illustrates the moral failures of both imperial agents and emergent revolutionaries. The narrative instructs readers in the dangers of cultural blindness and the consequences of power wielded without accountability.
