Embers of empire in Brexit Britain / edited by Stuart Ward and Astrid Rasch
- Published
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
- Physical Description
- x, 183 pages ; 24 cm
- Additional Creators
- Ward, Stuart and Rasch, Astrid
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: Greater Britain, Global Britain / Astrid Rasch -- 2.Debating Empire 2.0 / Richard Toye -- 3.Brexit and the Anglosphere / Nick Pearce -- 4.How Unique is Britain's Empire Complex? / Elizabeth Buettner -- 5.Forgetfulness: England's Discontinuous Histories / Bill Schwarz -- 6.Ireland and the English Question / Fintan O'Toole -- 7.Scotland, Brexit and the Persistence of Empire / Neal Ascherson -- 8.Gibraltar: Brexit's Silent Partner / Jennifer Ballantine Perera -- 9.Brexit and the Other Special Relationship / Camilla Schofield -- 10.Refugees, Migrants, Windrush and Brexit / Yasmin Khan -- 11.Rhodes Must Fall, Brexit, and Circuits of Knowledge and Influence / Saul Dubow -- 12.Relics of Empire? Colonialism and the Culture Wars / Katie Donington -- 13.The Guerrilla Arts in Brexit Bristol / Olivette Otele -- 14.Biggar vs Little Britain / Richard Drayton -- 15.Visions of China / Robert Bickers -- 16.Afterword: The Ongoing Imperial History Wars / Dane Kennedy.
- Summary
- While the British Empire is long gone, it survives as a recurring flashpoint in heated debates about the present and future of Britain and the nations over which Britain once rules. [This book] turns a critical eye to the widely-held notion that the long shadow of the imperial past has much to answer for, and asks to what extent should the residual after-effects of Britain's colonial empire be taken at face value? From the 'Rhodes must fall' controversy and contested anniversaries to immigration scares and the question of what Britishness is in a post-imperial world, an eclectic mix of expert researchers, writers and commentators consider the legacy of the British Empire in the battle over Brexit. As the United Kingdom haggles its way out of the European Union and casts about for an alternative future, this volume shows how the memory of the Empire is still as potent a political force as ever. -- Cover flap.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 1350113808 hardback
9781350113800 hardback
9781350113794 paperback
1350113794 paperback - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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