Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
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Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe

Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe

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Sathnam Sanghera (Author)  

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From the award-winning author of Empireland - the book that started a national conversation about how we talk about race and imperial history in Britain - a ground-breaking exploration of how British empire has shaped the world we live in today.

In Empireworld, award-winning author and journalist, Sathnam Sanghera extends his examination of British imperial legacies beyond Britain. With an inimitable combination of wit, political insight and personal honesty, he explores the international legacies of British empire - from the creation of tea plantations across the globe, to environmental destruction, conservation, and the imperial connotations of Royal tours.

His journey takes him from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond. In doing so, 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.

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.
  • Contributor: Sathnam Sanghera
  • Imprint: Viking
  • ISBN13: 9780241600412
  • Number of Pages: 464
  • Packaged Dimensions: 162x240x41mm
  • Packaged Weight: 704
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Release Date: 2024-01-25
  • Binding: Hardback
  • 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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