Empireworld
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- Titel: Empireworld : how British imperialism has shaped the globe / Sathnam Sanghera
- Person(en): Sanghera, Sathnam [Verfasser*in]
- Organisation(en): Penguin Books [Verlag]
- Ausgabe: 1st edition, trade paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- Originalsprache: Englisch
- Umfang: xii, 449 Seiten ; 24 cm
- Erschienen: London : VIKING an imprint of Penguin Books, 2024
- ISBN/Preis: 978-0-241-69180-9 Broschur : EUR 21.50
- Schlagwörter: Großbritannien ; Imperialismus ; Geschichte
- Signatur: LERNEN und ARBEITEN > Geografie und Geschichte
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Inhalt: 2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies. The empire's influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational influence upon the world outside it, has been profound: from the spread of Christianity by missionaries, to nearly 1 in 3 driving on the left side of the road, to the origins of international law. Yet Britain's idea of its imperial history and the world's experience of it are two very different things. In "Empireworld", award-winning author and journalist, Sathnam Sanghera extends his examination of British imperial legacies beyond Britain. With an inimitable combination of wit, political insight and personal honesty, he explores the international legacies of British empire – from the creation of tea plantations across the globe, to environmental destruction, conservation, and the imperial connotations of Royal tours. His journey takes him from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond. In doing so, Sanghera demonstrates just how deeply British imperialism is baked into our world. And why it's time Britain was finally honest with itself about empire.
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