Imperial Island - Charlotte Lydia Riley

Imperial Island shows how empire and its ever-present aftermath have divided and defined Britain over the last seventy years. 'An eye-opening study of the empire within' SHASHI THAROOR'Clear, bold, refreshing' LUCY WORSLEYAfter the Second World War, Britain's overseas empire disintegrated. But the effects of empire lived on, shaping its population and politics and dominating its relationship with the world ever since.Drawing on a mass of new research, from personal letters to pop culture, Imperial... Zobrazit více