{"product_id":"embers-of-empire-in-brexit-britain","title":"Embers of Empire in Brexit Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the British Empire is long gone, it survives as a recurring flashpoint in heated debates about the present and future of Britain and the nations over which Britain once ruled. \u003ci\u003eEmbers of Empire in Brexit Britain\u003c\/i\u003e turns a critical eye to the widely-held notion that the long shadow of the imperial past has much to answer for, and asks to what extent should the residual after-effects of Britain’s colonial empire be taken at face value? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the ‘Rhodes must fall’ controversy and contested anniversaries to immigration scares and the question of what Britishness is in a post-imperial world, an eclectic mix of expert researchers, writers and commentators consider the legacy of the British empire in the battle over Brexit. As the United Kingdom haggles its way out of the European Union and casts about for an alternative future, this volume shows how the memory of the empire is still as potent a political force as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55616830374232,"sku":"9781350113794","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350113794.jpg?v=1770919242","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/embers-of-empire-in-brexit-britain","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}