Empireworld : how British imperialism has shaped the globe / Sathnam Sanghera.
Publisher: UK : Viking, 2024Description: 449 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241600412.Subject(s): Postcolonialism -- Commonwealth countries | Great Britain -- Colonies -- HistoryDDC classification: 325.341 Summary: 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.Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 909.0971241 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Issued | 08/04/2024 | 023219 |
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909.096306 LIN The many-headed hydra : sailors, slaves, commoners, and the hidden history of the revolutionary Atlantic / | 909.096389 ASC Black sea : | 909.0971240824 MCK Redefining the bonds of Commonwealth, 1939-1948 : | 909.0971241 Empireworld : how British imperialism has shaped the globe / | 909.0971241 BEL Replenishing the earth : | 909.0971241 BLA The British Empire : | 909.0971241 BRE The decline and fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.