EMPIRELAND : HOW IMPERIALISM HAS SHAPED MODERN BRITAIN PB – SATHNAM SANGHERA

EMPIREWORLD IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW WINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR NARRATIVE NONFICTION ***THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY EMPIRE STATE OF MIND *** 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 Sathnam Sanghera, Sunday Times bestseller, February 2024