Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain
Author: Riley, Charlotte Lydia
ISBN: 9781847926449
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2023
Pages: 384
Dimensions: 233mm x 153mm x 31mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
A new history of modern Britain that makes sense of its contradictions today
Imperial Island shows how empire, its disintegration and its ever-present aftermath have profoundly shaped the British people, their culture, society and politics, throughout the last seventy years.
Drawing on a mass of new research, from personal letters to pop culture, it tells a story of immigration and fractured identity, of social strife and communal solidarity, of people on the move and of a people wrestling with their past.
It is the story that best explains Britain today.
ISBN: 9781847926449
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year First Published: 2023
Pages: 384
Dimensions: 233mm x 153mm x 31mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
A new history of modern Britain that makes sense of its contradictions today
Imperial Island shows how empire, its disintegration and its ever-present aftermath have profoundly shaped the British people, their culture, society and politics, throughout the last seventy years.
Drawing on a mass of new research, from personal letters to pop culture, it tells a story of immigration and fractured identity, of social strife and communal solidarity, of people on the move and of a people wrestling with their past.
It is the story that best explains Britain today.
