{"product_id":"jcgqvr0fe9am","title":"Empireworld [Hardcover]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE INSTANT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Beautifully written, and not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times. This is essential reading’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeter Frankopan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘An absolute masterpiece’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames O’Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Deeply poignant . . . riveting . . . brave, painful, urgent and timely’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry Brotton, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe empire's influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational influence upon the world outside it, has been profound: from the spread of Christianity by missionaries, to nearly 1 in 3 driving on the left side of the road, to the origins of international law. Yet Britain's idea of its imperial history and the world's experience of it are two very different things. ­­\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an inimitable combination of wit, political insight and personal honesty, the award-winning author and journalist explores the international legacies of British empire – from the creation of tea plantations across the globe, to environmental destruction, conservation, and the imperial connotations of Royal tours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis journey takes him from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond. In doing so, Sanghera demonstrates just how deeply British imperialism is baked into our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd why it’s time Britain was finally honest with itself about empire.\u003cbr\u003e_____________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘If Britain wants to move forward as a key player on the world stage, Sanghera demonstrates, we must take time to understand our past ― all warts, and all wonders, considered’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice Loxton, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Engages in deep research and historical re-analysis . . . also a profoundly moving work of personal insight, intelligence and compassion’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElizabeth Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Puts Sanghera in the firmament of great imperial historians’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYasmin Alibhai-Brown, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestseller, January 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Viking Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48328296038650,"sku":"JCGQVR0FE9AM","price":700.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/JCGQVR0FE9AM_1.jpg?v=1724939509","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/jcgqvr0fe9am","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}