Empireworld

"This brave, painful, urgent and timely book, is not… about 'goodies' or 'baddies'. It is about telling the truth about a nation’s imperial past in all its ambiguity — and creating dialogue between everyone who lays claim to Britishness.”—Jerry Brotton, Financial Times

"A nuanced, complicated account of the British empire’s impact on the world as we know it . . . spells out the complexity of historical assessment with painstaking clarity, showing, repeatedly, the deep entwinement of the positive and negative contributions of empire."—Nandini Das, The Guardian

"This is history with a personal touch . . . today’s history students will have much to ponder . . . there are plenty of new ideas, argued with passion. If Britain wants to move forward as a key player on the world stage, Sanghera demonstrates, we must take time to understand our past ― all warts, and all wonders, considered."—Alice Loxton, Sunday Times (UK)

"A conversation-changing look at the British Empire’s worldwide legacy . . . he’s done his reading. Sanghera is part of a wave of writers and historians changing the terms of debate. This book, with its varied voices and perspectives, widens them further."—Robbie Smith, Evening Standard

"This is history a historian can recognise: a field that demands close study and resists easy generalisation or pat judgments . . . Sanghera’s book admirably marches us into the weeds of peer-reviewed scholarly work."—Quinn Slobodian, New Statesman

"Refined, subtle, accurate, analytical, witty, engaging, and questioning...This book puts Sanghera in the firmament of great imperial historians. Furthermore, his lucid and accessible writing reaches out to those with closed minds. For that he deserves all the accolades he is sure to get."—Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The i (UK)

"Empireworld is an ambitious and valuable conversation starter for a long overdue reckoning with Britain’s colonial past."—The Tablet (UK)

“Empireworld is a smart, illuminating exploration of how England exercised global power to create the world we know today.”—Booklist

“If you thought Empireland was beautifully written, this follow-up takes you even further on an extraordinary, entertaining, and eye-opening journey around the globe.”
 —Sadiq Khan, mayor of London

“Beautifully written, and not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times. This is essential reading.”
 —Peter Frankopan, author of The New Silk Road

“Engages in deep research and historical re-analysis. . . . Also a profoundly moving work of personal insight, intelligence, and compassion.”
 —Elizabeth Day, host of How to Fail