Empireland

How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

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<p><b>EMPIREWORLD IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW</b></p><p>WINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR NARRATIVE NONFICTION</p><p><b>***THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY 'EMPIRE STATE OF MIND'***</b><br><b>THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b></p><p>'The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced - accepting, not ignoring, the past'<b> Gerard deGroot, <i>The Times</i></b><br>_____________________________________________________</p><p><b>EMPIRE </b>explains why there are millions of Britons living worldwide.<br><b>EMPIRE</b> explains Brexit and the feeling that we are exceptional.<br><b>EMPIRE</b> explains our distrust of cleverness.<br><b>EMPIRE</b> explains Britain's particular brand of racism.</p><p>Strangely hidden from view, the British Empire remains a subject of both shame and glorification. In his bestselling book, Sathnam Sanghera shows how our imperial past is everywhere: from how we live and think to the foundation of the NHS and even our response to the COVID-19 crisis.</p><p>At a time of great division, when we are arguing about what it means to be British, <i>Empireland </i>is a groundbreaking revelation - a much-needed and enlightening portrait of contemporary British society, shining a light on everything that usually gets left unsaid.<br>_______________________________________________________</p><p><b>'<i>Empireland </i>takes a perfectly-judged approach to its contentious but necessary subject' </b>Jonathan Coe</p><p><b>'I only wish this book has been around when I was at school' </b>Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London</p><p><b>'This remarkable book shines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history' </b>James O'Brien</p><p>Sathnam Sanghera, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller, February 2024</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780241445310

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

192 x 126 x 27 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin Books Ltd (UK)