{"product_id":"empireland-9780241445310","title":"Empireland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMPIREWORLD IS AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2022 BRITISH BOOK AWARD FOR NARRATIVE NONFICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE CHANNEL 4 DOCUMENTARY ''EMPIRE STATE OF MIND''***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced - accepting, not ignoring, the past''\u003cb\u003e Gerard deGroot, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMPIRE \u003c\/b\u003eexplains why there are millions of Britons living worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMPIRE\u003c\/b\u003e explains Brexit and the feeling that we are exceptional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMPIRE\u003c\/b\u003e explains our distrust of cleverness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMPIRE\u003c\/b\u003e explains Britain''s particular brand of racism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrangely 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time of great division, when we are arguing about what it means to be British, \u003ci\u003eEmpireland \u003c\/i\u003eis a groundbreaking revelation - a much-needed and enlightening portrait of contemporary British society, shining a light on everything that usually gets left unsaid.\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003ci\u003eEmpireland \u003c\/i\u003etakes a perfectly-judged approach to its contentious but necessary subject'' \u003c\/b\u003eJonathan Coe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I only wish this book has been around when I was at school'' \u003c\/b\u003eSadiq Khan, Mayor of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This remarkable book shines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history'' \u003c\/b\u003eJames O''Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSathnam Sanghera, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, February 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI only wish this book had been around when I was at school\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating reckoning with a history of empire\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian, Best Politics Books of 2021 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA balanced and insightful study of the British empire and contemporary attitudes towards it \u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, Best Paperbacks of 2021 *\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003cb\u003e immensely readable \u003c\/b\u003ebook is very timely. The account by Sanghera, a former FT writer, is \u003cb\u003esimultaneously personal and scholarly\u003c\/b\u003e. It \u003cb\u003eaddresses many of the questions that are now urgent subjects of public debate - such as Britain's role in the slave trade and the connections between empire and multiculturalism\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gideon Rachmen * Financial Times, Best Books of 2021: Politics *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eimportant\u003c\/b\u003e book and that's not a phrase to use lightly. It's \u003cb\u003ean exposé\u003c\/b\u003e and a reminder of how conveniently the British have rewritten the past and buried the bones of their shame . . . a \u003cb\u003enecessary, uncomfortable and illuminating \u003c\/b\u003eread -- Kit de Waal * New Statesman, Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobust . . . an illuminating examination of the \"toxic cocktail of nostalgia and amnesia\" that still hugely influences our life today\u003c\/b\u003e -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * Guardian, Best Books of 2021 *\u003cbr\u003eThis remarkable book \u003cb\u003eshines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history\u003c\/b\u003e * James O'Brien *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Empireland] should be on the compulsory reading list of every secondary school in the country\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Simpson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucid \u003c\/b\u003ebut never simplistic;\u003cb\u003e entertaining \u003c\/b\u003ebut never frivolous;\u003cb\u003e intensely readable while always mindful of nuance and complexity - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e takes\u003cb\u003e a perfectly-judged approach to its contentious but necessary subject\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jonathan Coe\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e by Sathnam Sanghera is \u003cb\u003ea salutary reminder of the dark side of our past\u003c\/b\u003e. I spend my time trying to help resolve armed conflicts from Myanmar to Nigeria that are largely caused by the crass errors of our ancestors. It helps to understand how those came about -- Jonathan Powell * New Statesman, Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003egracefully \u003c\/b\u003ewritten book, but its real beauty lies in its complete absence of dogmatism ... \u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e is not an angry diatribe. \u003cb\u003eIt's a sensitive, often uncomfortable commentary on the stubborn influence of empire\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eThe real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced\u003c\/b\u003e - accepting, not ignoring, the past -- Gerard deGroot * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003eremarkable \u003c\/b\u003ebook shines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history. \u003cb\u003eAs urgent as it is illuminating\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Sanghera's \u003cb\u003emeticulous research and passionate advocacy \u003c\/b\u003ecombine to create an irresistible case for reviewing much of what we think we know about the reality and legacy of the British Empire * James O'Brien *\u003cbr\u003eIn this \u003cb\u003ewitty and multi-faceted\u003c\/b\u003e portrait of our nation, the award-winning journalist and novelist looks with great acuity at how the Empire wrought contemporary Britain * Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003e[An] \u003cb\u003eimpassioned and deeply personal journey\u003c\/b\u003e through Britain's imperial past and present ... a \u003cb\u003emoving and stimulating book that deserves to be widely read\u003c\/b\u003e * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcellent\u003c\/b\u003e ... he is a good guide to the complexities of the issues ... And he is largely positive about Britain and its future -- Andrew Marr * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe best book on the British empire for a very long time -- Diane Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003escorching polemic on the afterburn of empire\u003c\/b\u003e * FT *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful, wonderful book -- David Lammy\u003cbr\u003eThis account of how much of our \"island story\" was written in other countries \u003cb\u003edeserves to be widely read\u003c\/b\u003e. His \u003cb\u003edecency and talent remind us of how much we owe to all those immigrants from our empire who came to make their lives here \u003c\/b\u003eand too often (but happily not always) had to face hostility with a racist hue. The racism was frequently sired by our imperial past * The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003eA 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 -- Krishnan Guru-Murthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis thoroughly engaging and incredibly important book must be read by everyone.\u003c\/b\u003e The sometimes heartbreaking read is \u003cb\u003eenlightening and transformative\u003c\/b\u003e. This \u003cb\u003eremarkable \u003c\/b\u003ework should be included in school curriculum... The informative book will undoubtedly continue to improve the understanding of future generations and perhaps even shape them * Eastern Eye *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e argues passionately that our identity has been shaped for the worse by empire, and that we must do more to debunk national myths * Prospect, Books of the Year 2021 *\u003cbr\u003eIn the wake of personal epiphany we glimpse with Sanghera pathways of transformative potential ... a \u003cb\u003esimple but profound\u003c\/b\u003e response - this searching introspection and a quest for new horizons, combined with a readiness to sit with the contradictions of it all * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eMy book of the year so far. A really thoughtful, deeply researched and elegantly written look at the legacy of empire -- Gideon Rachman * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery well written ... decent, balanced and wise\u003c\/b\u003e. His \u003cb\u003edecency and talent\u003c\/b\u003e remind us of how much we owe to all those immigrants from our empire who came to make their lives here -- Chris Patten * The Tablet *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733118759255,"sku":"9780241445310","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241445310.jpg?v=1719999472","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/empireland-9780241445310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}