About the book
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the world.
‘A wonderful book’ Rory Stewart
‘Nuanced and deeply researched’ Financial Times
‘Not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times’ Peter Frankopan
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The British empire was built on slavery, but it also pioneered abolition.
It spread democracy, but it also seeded geopolitical instability.
It devastated nature but it also gave birth to modern notions of environmentalism.
In this urgent sequel to Empireland, award-winning author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera extends his examination of British imperial legacies beyond Britain to the wider world.
Travelling across outposts of the former empire from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond, Sanghera puts to bed the conventional balance-sheet view of imperial history where the good is merely weighed up against the bad. In Empireworld, Sanghera instead seeks out nuance to reveal how contradictory forces of the British empire have shaped our world and what they mean for our place within it today.
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‘An absolute masterpiece’ James O’Brien
‘Puts Sanghera in the firmament of great imperial historians’ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, i
‘Profoundly moving’ Elizabeth Day
Editions of Empireworld
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780241600412
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241997086
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241691809
- EBook
- ISBN 9780241997093
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781405960922
Read an Excerpt
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the world.
‘A wonderful book’ Rory Stewart
‘Nuanced and deeply researched’ Financial Times
‘Not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times’ Peter Frankopan
_____________________________________________________
The British empire was built on slavery, but it also pioneered abolition.
It spread democracy, but it also seeded geopolitical instability.
It devastated nature but it also gave birth to modern notions of environmentalism.
In this urgent sequel to Empireland, award-winning author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera extends his examination of British imperial legacies beyond Britain to the wider world.
Travelling across outposts of the former empire from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond, Sanghera puts to bed the conventional balance-sheet view of imperial history where the good is merely weighed up against the bad. In Empireworld, Sanghera instead seeks out nuance to reveal how contradictory forces of the British empire have shaped our world and what they mean for our place within it today.
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‘An absolute masterpiece’ James O’Brien
‘Puts Sanghera in the firmament of great imperial historians’ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, i
‘Profoundly moving’ Elizabeth Day
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Empireworld about?
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the world.
‘A wonderful book’ Rory Stewart
‘Nuanced and deeply researched’ Financial Times
‘Not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times’ Peter Frankopan
_____________________________________________________
The British empire was built on slavery, but it also pioneered abolition.
It spread democracy, but it also seeded geopolitical instability.
It devastated nature but it also gave birth to modern notions of environmentalism.
In this urgent sequel to Empireland, award-winning author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera extends his examination of British imperial legacies beyond Britain to the wider world.
Travelling across outposts of the former empire from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond, Sanghera puts to bed the conventional balance-sheet view of imperial history where the good is merely weighed up against the bad. In Empireworld, Sanghera instead seeks out nuance to reveal how contradictory forces of the British empire have shaped our world and what they mean for our place within it today.
_____________________________________________________
‘An absolute masterpiece’ James O’Brien
‘Puts Sanghera in the firmament of great imperial historians’ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, i
‘Profoundly moving’ Elizabeth Day
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Empireworld?
History and Archaeology > History > History: specific events and topics > Colonialism and imperialism
Where can I read a sample of Empireworld?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241600412
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Empireworld?
Sathnam Sanghera
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Empireworld is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780241600412) and paperback(ISBN 9780241997086) and paperback(ISBN 9780241691809) and ebook(ISBN 9780241997093) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781405960922)
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