Imperial nostalgia

Imperial nostalgiaAuthor: Peter Mitchell ISBN: 9781526146205 Publisher: Manchester University Press Year first published: 12 Jul 2021 Pages: 248 Format: Paperback softback A strong emotional attachment to the memory of empire runs deep in British culture. In recent years, that memory has become a battleground in a long drawn ideological war, inflecting debates on race, class, gender, culture, the UK's future and its place in the world. This provocative and passionate

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