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Empireworld How British Imperialism Has Shaped The GlobeStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionHow British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe. 2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies. The empire's influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational influence upon the world outside it, has been profound- from the spread of Christianity by missionaries to nearly 1 in 3 driving on the left side of the road, and even shaping the origins of international law. Yet Britain's idea of its imperial history and the world's experience of it are two very different things. --In Empireworld, award-winning author and journalist, Sathnam Sanghera extends his examination of British imperial legacies beyond Britain. Travelling the globe to trace its international legacies - from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond - Sanghera demonstrates just how deeply British imperialism is baked into our world. And why it's time Britain was finally honest with itself about empire. ReviewsIf you thought Empireland was beautifully written - this follow up takes you even further - on an extraordinary, entertaining and eye-opening journey around the globe - Sadiq Khan Essential and absorbing reading for those not afraid to encounter diligently researched, complex, and often contradictory truths about colonial rule and its legacies - Professor Alan Lester This is a ground-breaking and eye-opening book, that everyone should read. Written with wit, nuance and academic rigour; it is a long overdue look at Empire and its effect on the world - Kavita Puri Once again, Sathnam Sanghera has advanced the civil conversation we all need to have about empire and its legacies -Jonathan Coe One of my favourite writers and Empireworld is a must read if you want to understand the world -Greg James, BBC Radio
His writing on empire and colonialism will change how you understand modern Britain - Bella Mackie This brave, painful, urgent and timely book, is not, in other words, about 'goodies' or 'baddies'. It is about telling the truth about a nation's imperial past in all its ambiguity - and creating dialogue between everyone who lays claim to Britishness -- Jerry Brotton, The Financial Times Refined, subtle, accurate, analytical, witty, engaging, and questioning . . . this book puts Sanghera in the firmament of great imperial historians. Furthermore, his lucid and accessible writing reaches out to those with closed minds. For that he deserves all the accolades he is sure to get - Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The i *
Author Biography: Sathnam Sanghera was born to Punjabi immigrant parents in Wolverhampton in 1976. He entered the education system unable to speak English but went on to graduate from Christ's College, Cambridge with a first class degree in English Language and Literature. He has been shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards twice, for his memoir The Boy With The Topknot and his novel Marriage Material. Empireland has been longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, was named a Book of the Year at the National Book Awards of 2022, and inspired both the Channel 4 series Empire State of Mind and Sanghera's children's book about the British empire Stolen History. He lives in London.
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