Ghosts of Empire

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 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.>

About the author

Kwasi 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.

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Product details

• Authors: Kwasi Kwarteng, Kwarteng Kwasi
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.08.2012
• EAN: 9781408829004
• ISBN: 978-1-4088-2900-4
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 199 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; European History, British Empire, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, National liberation and independence, British empire; History of colonialism; imperialism history