Book description
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. 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.
