Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
By: Kojo Koram
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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2. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
By: Shashi Tharoor
3.63
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In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain's 'conscious and del… read more
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3. The Political Thought of Abdullah Öcalan: Kurdistan, Women's Revolution and Democratic Confederalism
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4. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
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4.36
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A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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5. How They Broke Britain
By: James O'Brien
4.29
Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition
The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more
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6. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.10
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consi… read more
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"It is puerile to reduce imperial history to a matter of 'good' and 'bad'; trying to weigh up the positive and negative in this way is like defending the morality of kicking a random old man in the sh…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
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7. Butler to the World: How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything
By: Oliver Bullough
4.00
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In his punchy follow-up to Moneyland, Oliver Bullough's Butler to the World unravels the dark secre… read more
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8. The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History
By: Jeremy Bowen
4.38
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A Sunday Times Paperback of the YearA Spectator and New Statesman Book of the Year‘An illuminating … read more
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9. Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.04
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In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the … read more
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4.10
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11. Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent
By: Dipo Faloyin
4.43
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful ster… read more
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12. The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
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4.23
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A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"―the physics behind the ocean’s systems―and why it m… read more
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13. Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain
By: Andy Burnham
4.37
Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition
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14. An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
By: Zeinab Badawi
3.97
Format: 531 pages, Kindle Edition
Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone. For too long, Afric… read more
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15. Keir Starmer: The Biography
By: Tom Baldwin
4.06
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16. Rule, Nostalgia
By: Hannah Rose Woods
3.99
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Britain is an island ruled by nostalgia, but nostalgia today isn't what it used to be... Longing to… read more
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17. Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War
By: Barbara Ehrenreich
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Celebrated New York Times bestselling author Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the mystery of our human … read more
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18. The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World
By: Kehinde Andrews
4.29
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19. Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
By: Kojo Koram
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing Longlisted for the British Academy Book Pri… read more
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20. Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain
By: Charlotte Lydia Riley
4.36
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21. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
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