Imperialism and Lord Milner: what it means for SA today
Richard Steyn’s impressive new book on Alfred Milner may not say as much, but it paints the picture of a warmongering narcissist
28 April 2022 - 05:00
Richard Steyn has a reputation as a smart biographer of leading historical figures in 19th- and 20th-century SA, and as an analyst of the events that shaped the country.
Milner, Last of the Empire Builders is his fifth book. It’s his best — and his most debatable. ..
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