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Imperial Island: An Alternative History of the British Empire

Charlotte Lydia Riley

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Description:This riveting new history tells the story of Britain’s journey from imperial power to a nation divided―one that alternately welcomed and excluded former imperial subjects and was utterly transformed by them.The British often hark back to that moment in the Second World War when they stood alone in their opposition to fascism. Yet Britain harnessed every inch of its empire in the war effort, from Jamaica and Kenya to India and Hong Kong. Many of the people who fought for Britain had never set foot on its soggy shores. After the war, as independence movements gained momentum and the empire fractured, former subjects started making their way to the motherland. Would these men and women of different races, cultures, and traditions be accepted as British, or would they forever be seen as outsiders? Opinions divided then―and still do.Over the next seventy years, empire came to define Britain as never before. From race riots to the Notting Hill Carnival, from the Suez Crisis to the Falklands War, from Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech to Band Aid and Brick Lane, the imperial mindset has dominated Britain's relationship with itself and the world. The ghosts of empire are to be found, too, in the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the scandal of the Windrush deportations―and, of course, Brexit.Drawing on a mass of original research to capture the thoughts and feelings of ordinary British citizens, Imperial Island tells a story of people on the move and of people trapped in the past, of the end of empire and the birth of multiculturalism, a chronicle of violence and exclusion but also a testament to community. It is the story that best explains Britain today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Imperial Island: An Alternative History of the British Empire. To get started finding Imperial Island: An Alternative History of the British Empire, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This riveting new history tells the story of Britain’s journey from imperial power to a nation divided―one that alternately welcomed and excluded former imperial subjects and was utterly transformed by them.The British often hark back to that moment in the Second World War when they stood alone in their opposition to fascism. Yet Britain harnessed every inch of its empire in the war effort, from Jamaica and Kenya to India and Hong Kong. Many of the people who fought for Britain had never set foot on its soggy shores. After the war, as independence movements gained momentum and the empire fractured, former subjects started making their way to the motherland. Would these men and women of different races, cultures, and traditions be accepted as British, or would they forever be seen as outsiders? Opinions divided then―and still do.Over the next seventy years, empire came to define Britain as never before. From race riots to the Notting Hill Carnival, from the Suez Crisis to the Falklands War, from Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech to Band Aid and Brick Lane, the imperial mindset has dominated Britain's relationship with itself and the world. The ghosts of empire are to be found, too, in the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, the scandal of the Windrush deportations―and, of course, Brexit.Drawing on a mass of original research to capture the thoughts and feelings of ordinary British citizens, Imperial Island tells a story of people on the move and of people trapped in the past, of the end of empire and the birth of multiculturalism, a chronicle of violence and exclusion but also a testament to community. It is the story that best explains Britain today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Imperial Island: An Alternative History of the British Empire. To get started finding Imperial Island: An Alternative History of the British Empire, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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