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Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain de Sathnam Sanghera

Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain

Autor Sathnam Sanghera
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 oct 2021
***FEATURING UPDATED AND NEW MATERIAL***

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced - accepting, not ignoring, the past'Gerard deGroot,The Times
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EMPIREexplains why there are millions of Britons living worldwide.
EMPIREexplains Brexit and the feeling that we are exceptional.
EMPIREexplains our distrust of cleverness.
EMPIREexplains Britain's particular brand of racism.

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.

At a time of great division, when we are arguing about what it means to be British,Empirelandis a groundbreaking revelation - a much-needed and enlightening portrait of contemporary British society, shining a light on everything that usually gets left unsaid.
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'Empirelandtakes a perfectly-judged approach to its contentious but necessary subject'Jonathan Coe

'I only wish this book has been around when I was at school'Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

'This remarkable book shines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history'James O'Brien
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780241445310
ISBN-10: 0241445310
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Viking
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

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. He lives in London.

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Very well written ... decent, balanced and wise. Hisdecency and talentremind us of how much we owe to all those immigrants from our empire who came to make their lives here
This remarkable bookshines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history
[Empireland] should be on the compulsory reading list of every secondary school in the country
Lucidbut never simplistic;entertainingbut never frivolous;intensely readable while always mindful of nuance and complexity -Empirelandtakesa perfectly-judged approach to its contentious but necessary subject
Immensely readable. . . Sanghera's account issimultaneously personal and scholarly
Agracefullywritten book, but its real beauty lies in its complete absence of dogmatism ...Empirelandis not an angry diatribe.It's a sensitive, often uncomfortable commentary on the stubborn influence of empire...The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced- accepting, not ignoring, the past
Thisremarkablebook shines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history.As urgent as it is illuminating. . . Sanghera'smeticulous research and passionate advocacycombine to create an irresistible case for reviewing much of what we think we know about the reality and legacy of the British Empire
In thiswitty and multi-facetedportrait of our nation, the award-winning journalist and novelist looks with great acuity at how the Empire wrought contemporary Britain
[An]impassioned and deeply personal journeythrough Britain's imperial past and present ... amoving and stimulating book that deserves to be widely read
Excellent... he is a good guide to the complexities of the issues ... And he is largely positive about Britain and its future
Ascorching polemic on the afterburn of empire
A wonderful, wonderful book
This account of how much of our "island story" was written in other countriesdeserves to be widely read. Hisdecency and talent remind us of how much we owe to all those immigrants from our empire who came to make their lives hereand too often (but happily not always) had to face hostility with a racist hue. The racism was frequently sired by our imperial past
A really interesting look at the history of empire - everything we're not taught at school - and how learning that history could change the way we view our country today
This thoroughly engaging and incredibly important book must be read by everyone.The sometimes heartbreaking read isenlightening and transformative. Thisremarkablework should be included in school curriculum... The informative book will undoubtedly continue to improve the understanding of future generations and perhaps even shape them
In the wake of personal epiphany we glimpse with Sanghera pathways of transformative potential ... asimple but profoundresponse - this searching introspection and a quest for new horizons, combined with a readiness to sit with the contradictions of it all
My book of the year so far. A really thoughtful, deeply researched and elegantly written look at the legacy of empire
Very well written ... decent, balanced and wise. Hisdecency and talentremind us of how much we owe to all those immigrants from our empire who came to make their lives here

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***FEATURING UPDATED AND NEW MATERIAL***

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced - accepting, not ignoring, the past' Gerard deGroot, The Times
_____________________________________________________

EMPIRE explains why there are millions of Britons living worldwide.
EMPIRE explains Brexit and the feeling that we are exceptional.
EMPIRE explains our distrust of cleverness.
EMPIRE explains Britain's particular brand of racism.

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.

At a time of great division, when we are arguing about what it means to be British, Empireland is a groundbreaking revelation - a much-needed and enlightening portrait of contemporary British society, shining a light on everything that usually gets left unsaid.
_______________________________________________________

'Empireland takes a perfectly-judged approach to its contentious but necessary subject' Jonathan Coe

'I only wish this book has been around when I was at school' Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

'This remarkable book shines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history' James O'Brien