{"product_id":"empireland-how-imperialism-has-shaped-modern-britain-9780593316672","title":"Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eA best-selling journalist's illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. \u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e is brilliantly written, deeply researched and massively important. It'll stay in your head for years.\" --John Oliver, Emmy Award-winning host of \"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a new introduction by the author and a foreword by Booker Prize-winner Marlon James\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA best-selling journalist's illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism. Empire--whether British or otherwise--informs nearly everything we do. From common thought to our daily routines; from the foundations of social safety nets to the realities of racism; and from the distrust of public intellectuals to the exceptionalism that permeates immigration debates, the Brexit campaign and the global reckonings with controversial memorials, \u003ci\u003eEmpireland \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the pernicious legacy of Western imperialism undergirds our everyday lives, yet remains shockingly obscured from view. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn accessible, witty prose, award-winning journalist and best-selling author Sathnam Sanghera traces this legacy back to its source, exposing how--in both profound and innocuous ways--imperial domination has shaped the United Kingdom we know today. Sanghera connects the historical dots across continents and seas to show how the shadows of a colonial past still linger over modern-day Britain and how the world, in turn, was shaped by Britain's looming hand. The implications, of course, extend to Britain's most notorious former colony turned imperial power: the United States of America, which prides itself for its maverick soul and yet seems to have inherited all the ambition, brutality and exceptional thinking of its parent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a foreword by Booker Prize-winner Marlon James, \u003ci\u003eEmpireland\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelatory and lucid work of political history that offers a sobering appraisal of the past so we may move toward a more just future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSATHNAM SANGHERA\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of Empireland, Marriage Material and the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Boy with the Topknot.\u003c\/i\u003e A graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge, a columnist and writer at\u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Sanghera lives in North London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628932698386,"sku":"9780593316672","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e37ad61-0662-4972-ae32-05712968421b.jpg?v=1732713610","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/empireland-how-imperialism-has-shaped-modern-britain-9780593316672","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}