Shadows of empire : the Anglosphere in British politics / Michael Kenny, Nick Pearce.
By: Kenny, Michael [author.]
.Contributor(s): Pearce, Nick [author.].Publisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2018Description: vii, 212 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781509516605; 9781509516612.Other title: Anglosphere in British politics.Subject(s): European Union -- Great Britain | Postcolonialism -- Great Britain | Group identity -- Political aspects -- English speaking countries | Great Britain -- Politics and government | English speaking countries -- Foreign relationsDDC classification: 327.0917521 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| 327.09171241 BRI Britain, the Commonwealth and Europe : the Commonwealth and Britain's applications to join the European Communities / | 327.091724 EME Emerging states : | 327.09174927 RIA The struggle for peace in the Middle East / | 327.0917521 KEN Shadows of empire : | 327.091822 MED Mediterranean security into the coming millennium / | 327.094 WIN EU foreign policy beyond the nation-state : | 327.0941 CRA In pursuit of British interests : |
The origins of the Anglosphere -- After empire: the rise of the 'English-speaking peoples' -- A parting of the ways: Britain & the Commonwealth in the post-war world -- The Powellite interlude: sovereignty, decline and the return to England -- The Anglosphere in the late twentieth century: retreat and Thatcherite reinvention -- The Eurosceptic Anglosphere emerges -- Brexit: the Anglosphere triumphant?
"The idea of an alliance between Britain and its old Commonwealth colonies has recently made a remarkable comeback in the context of Brexit. Based on belief in a special bond between the English-speaking peoples of the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, it has been dubbed the 'Anglosphere' by supporters and 'Empire 2.0' by critics.
In this book, leading commentators Michael Kenny and Nick Pearce trace the historical origins of this idea back to the shadow cast by the British Empire in the late Victorian era. They show how leading British political figures, from Churchill to Thatcher, consistently reworked it and how it was revived by a group of right-wing politicians, historians and pamphleteers to support the case for Brexit. They argue that, while the contemporary idea of the Anglosphere as an alternative to European Union membership is seriously flawed, it nonetheless represents an enduring account of Britain’s role in the world that runs through the heart of political life over the last century.
Shadows of Empire will be essential reading for everyone interested in British politics and post-Brexit foreign policy." Taken from back cover.