Empireland
How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism.
"Empireland is brilliantly written, deeply researched and massively important. It’ll stay in your head for years.” —John Oliver, Emmy Award-winning host of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
With a new introduction by the author and a foreword by Booker Prize-winner Marlon James
A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial…
$39.00
February 28, 2023
SATHNAM SANGHERA is the best-selling author of Empireland, Marriage Material and the memoir The Boy with the Topknot. A graduate of Christ’s College, Cambridge, a columnist and writer at The Times and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Sanghera lives in North London.
