The Imperial Boomerang, or Why the Left needs Anti-Imperialism
This is the final article in a five-part series examining the ‘imperial boomerang effect’ and its operation in a range of contexts
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The Imperial Boomerang: How France used colonial methods to massacre Algerians in Paris
The methods of repression deployed by the French state in Paris were almost carbon copies of some of those developed to crush the National Liberation Front, pointing to a continuing legacy of French colonialism within the metropolis itself.
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How British police and intelligence are a product of the Imperial Boomerang Effect
Some of this country’s most coercive institutions – including the Metropolitan Police and Security Service (MI5) – can be traced to the imperial needs of 19th and early 20th century imperial Britain.
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Chickens Come Home to Roost: the U.S. Empire, the Surveillance State and the Imperial Boomerang
From the Philippines to the War on Terror, the U.S. state has utilised its vast imperial domains as grounds for experimentation for coercive social control.
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The Imperial Boomerang: How colonial methods of repression migrate back to the metropolis
The first article in a five-part series examining the ‘imperial boomerang effect’ and its operation in a range of contexts.
