Colonialism: a moral reckoning

Introduction

Motives, good and bad

From slavery to anti-slavery

Human equality, cultural superiority and 'racism'

Land, settlers and 'conquest'

Cultural assimilation and 'genocide'

Free trade, investment and 'exploitation'

Government, legitimacy and nationalism

Justified force and 'pervasive violence'

Conclusion: on the colonial past

Epilogue: On anti-colonialism and the British future.