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Ghosts of Empire
Britain's Legacies in the Modern World
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Artikel-Nr:
9781408829004
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
02.08.2012
Seiten:
496
Autor:
Kwasi Kwarteng
Gewicht:
348 g
Format:
195x126x35 mm
Sprache:
Deutsch
Beschreibung:
Kwarteng, KwasiKwasi Kwarteng was born in London to Ghanaian parents. He has a PhD in History from Cambridge University and is the Member of Parliament for Spelthorne in Surrey. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Ghosts of Empire and War and Gold. Thatcher's Trial is his third book.@kwasikwarteng
The ghosts of the British Empire continue to haunt today's international scene and many of the problems faced by the Empire have still not been resolved. In Iraq, Kashmir, Burma, Sudan, Nigeria and Hong Kong, new difficulties, resulting from British imperialism, have arisen and continue to baffle politicians and diplomats. This powerful new book addresses the realities of the British Empire from its inception to its demise, skewering fantasies of its glory and cataloguing both the inadequacies of its ideals and the short-termism of its actions.
This fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatismThis fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatism
Kwasi Kwarteng is the Conservative MP for Spelthorne in Surrey.