{"product_id":"9781529923803-imperial-island","title":"Imperial Island","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Empire in Modern Britain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eImperial Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e shows how empire and its ever-present aftermath have divided and defined Britain over the last seventy years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An eye-opening study of the empire within' \u003c\/b\u003eSHASHI THAROOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Clear, bold, refreshing' \u003c\/b\u003eLUCY WORSLEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Second World War, Britain's overseas empire disintegrated. But the effects of empire lived on, shaping its population and politics and dominating its relationship with the world ever since. Drawing on a mass of new research, from personal letters to pop culture, \u003ci\u003eImperial Island\u003c\/i\u003e tells this dramatic story of imperial demise and its potent legacy, from the Suez Crisis to the Falklands War, from the invasion of Iraq to Brexit. It is a story of immigration and social unrest, multiculturalism and extremism, and a nation continuously wrestling with its past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incisive, important and incredibly timely . for anyone wanting to understand how Britain became the nation it is today '\u003c\/b\u003e CAROLINE ELKINS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Marvellous . A thought-provoking delight that absolutely everyone should read'\u003c\/b\u003e STEPHEN BUSH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing . dexterously handled and carefully sourced’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Masterful, ingeniously written. You won't look at Britain in the same way ever again’\u003c\/b\u003e OWEN JONES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540116840545,"sku":"9781529923803","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32315897.jpg?v=1737186304","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529923803-imperial-island","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}