Sathnam Sanghera (North Cornwall Book Festival 2024)

Sathnam Sanghera (North Cornwall Book Festival 2024)
Festival Marquee
Sunday 29 September, 2pm
£10

Award-winning author and journalist, Sathnam Sanghera, will be in conversation with journalist and broadcaster, Rosie Goldsmith, discussing Empireworld - the follow-up to his bestseller Empireland.

The British 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 to nearly 1 in 3 driving on the left side of the road, and even shaping the origins of international law. Yet Britain's idea of its imperial history and the world's experience of it differ greatly. In Empireworld, Sathnam Sanghera extends his examination of British imperial legacies beyond Britain. Travelling the globe to trace its international legacies, from Barbados and Mauritius to India and Nigeria and beyond, Sanghera demonstrates just how deeply British imperialism is baked into our world. And why it's time Britain was finally honest with itself about empire.

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