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…
Want to Read $ 6.99"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 shins one afternoon because you helped an old lady across the road in the morning."-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
"After the First World War, the man in charge of recruitment at the Colonial Office was Major Ralph Dolignon Furse, a decorated war hero, a keen rugby and cricket player and, crucially, holder of a poor third-class degree from Oxford. Furse's selection process was designed to eliminate anyone too smart: dependability was the thing most desired. The last thing anyone wanted was for men in the field to analyse what they were doing."-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
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1. Black and British: A Forgotten History
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Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
A vital re-examination of a shared history, published to accompany the landmark BBC Two series. In … read more
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2. The Trader, The Owner, The Slave: Parallel Lives in the Age of Slavery
By: James Walvin
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3. Prophet Song
By: Paul Lynch
4.10
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
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"... time is at once addition and subtraction, time adds one day to the next and always takes away from what's left..."-Paul Lynch, Prophet Song
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4. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
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. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
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7. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
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Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
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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
"After the First World War, the man in charge of recruitment at the Colonial Office was Major Ralph Dolignon Furse, a decorated war hero, a keen rugby and cricket player and, crucially, holder of a po…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
8. The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
By: Tim Marshall
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Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars … read more
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9. How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't
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4.45
Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition
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10. Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
By: Chris van Tulleken
4.43
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11. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
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12. Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent
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4.54
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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18. Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain
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19. Blood Legacy: Reckoning With a Family’s Story of Slavery
By: Alex Renton
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20. Tory Nation: The Dark Legacy of the World's Most Successful Political Party
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