Articles for tag: British Empire, Charlotte Lydia Riley, Modern British History, Nationalism and Racism, Political Impact of Empire, Post-colonial Studies, Racism and Empire, Racism in Britain

Imperial Island – Charlotte Lydia Riley (Vintage Publishing)

Imperial Island by Charlotte Lydia Riley sets out to be ‘a history of empire in modern Britain’, as its subtitle tells us.  It follows the history of Britain from 1939 to the present day and tries to show how the British Empire is still at the core of what makes Britain tick. This is a ...