The embracing of Leopold II and his legacy in monuments, textbooks, expositions, film and elsewhere nationalised and rehabilitated the country's colonial past. Great power rivalries, ingenious if tricky diplomacy, and Leopold's tenacity resulted in recognition of his rule over much of the Congo around the time of the Berlin conference. Three things introduced Belgians to the Etat Independant du Congo (EIC): attempts by imperial enthusiasts to interest them in the Congo; vocal foreign assaults on the EIC administration; and Leopold's propaganda in response to attacks. Leopold segregated his European and African subjects to preserve the colony from outside influences and Belgians from supposedly dangerous Congolese, an approach that the post-1908 administration sustained. In fact what sets popular imperialism in Belgium apart from others is the remarkable yet ironic reverence reserved for one individual, Leopold II: remarkable because for veterans, ministers and enthusiasts.

This chapter argues that moral dilemmas are real or genuine conflicts between independent moral considerations. It addresses moral dilemmas concerning the legitimacy of parents' power through what John Rawls's public or political reasoning, that is, reasonableness as well as Thomas Nagel's account of public justification in a context of actual disagreement. In support of Nagel's position, the chapter looks at Bernard Williams's account of what genuine dilemmas are and how they arise. The view of moral dilemmas defended entails that the role of theory has its limits, and in particular, theory will not identify a general rule for the resolution of moral conflicts. The chapter outlines an approach to practical reason and practical judgement. It explains how practical judgement can complement theoretical reasoning when faced with moral dilemmas.

This chapter presents an interview between the author and Jon Savage regarding the cultural impact of punk. The interview sought to ascertain Savage's thoughts on the core themes of this book; that is, on punk's import beyond the music and in terms of identity, space and communication. Among the numerous accounts of punk's origins and early development that exist, Jon Savage's England's Dreaming is peerless. Combining sharp critical analysis with participatory insight, it locates British punk squarely within its socio-economic, cultural and political context. Savage's reading of punk may be traced back to his 1976-produced fanzine London's Outrage, which interspersed media clippings and pop cultural references with an essay forewarning Britain's descent into fascism. Though Savage's writing and broadcasting work has since led him to explore far wider vistas of popular culture, he remains a foremost commentator on punk's history and continuing relevance.

The book shows how changing patterns of exploration in southern Africa and evolving British imperial concerns were closely entwined and how, consequently, they affected the ways in which British travellers engaged with non-European landscapes. It describes different ways to present views, visions and descriptions of Africa to a diverse range of audiences. The association that subsisted between the representation of landscapes in southern Africa and the European, particularly British, engagement with physical spaces in the region was informed by changing political, social and strategic circumstances. The creation of ideas about African landscapes and their representation never occurred in a vacuum. Images, descriptions and accounts carried implications beyond the facts of topography or geography. Both physically and intellectually, landscapes were shaped by Europeans through their presentation in word, image and collections; in turn, these spaces moulded those Europeans who chose to live and move in them.

This chapter builds on recent work in other borderlands, particularly scholarship on Bengal, to describe and analyse the development of the Punjabi boundary and the territory surrounding it. Beginning with the violence and mass migration of partition, the chapter examines the division's impact on areas near the border, both immediately after partition and in the years that followed. After tracing the evolution of the boundary disputes that arose from the Radcliffe award, the chapter deals with a brief discussion of the state of the borderlands at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The chapter also examines life on the India-West Pakistan border in the months following partition, attempting to reconstruct perspectives of people on both sides of Radcliffe's line. In February 1959, Pakistani and Indian delegates met again in Karachi to revisit the Sulemanke and Hussainiwala headworks disputes. In January 1960, India and Pakistan finally resolved their Punjabi boundary disputes.