Embers of empire in Brexit Britain / edited by Stuart Ward and Astrid Rasch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ward, Stuart, editor.

Rasch, Astrid, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, British.

Collective memory--Great Britain.

Collective memory.

Relations.

Great Britain--Relations.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Historiography.

Historiography.

International relations.

Physical Description:

x, 183 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.

Summary:

While 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 rules. [This book] 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? From 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. -- Cover flap.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Greater Britain, Global Britain p. 1 / Stuart Ward and Astrid Rasch

2 Debating Empire 2.0 p. 15 / David Thackeray and Richard Toye

3 Brexit and the Anglosphere p. 25 / Michael Kenny and Nick Pearce

4 How Unique is Britain's Empire Complex? p. 37 / Elizabeth Buettner

5 Forgetfulness: England's Discontinuous Histories p. 49 / Bill Schwarz

6 Ireland and the English Question p. 59 / Fintan O'Toole

7 Scotland, Brexit and the Persistence of Empire p. 71 / Neal Ascherson

8 Gibraltar: Brexit's Silent Partner p. 79 / Jennifer Ballantine Perera

9 Brexit and the Other Special Relationship p. 87 / Camilla Schofield

10 Refugees, Migrants, Windrush and Brexit p. 101 / Yasmin Khan

11 Rhodes Must Fall, Brexit, and Circuits of Knowledge and Influence p. 111 / Saul Dubow

12 Relics of Empire? Colonialism and the Culture Wars p. 121 / Katie Donington

13 The Guerrilla Arts in Brexit Bristol p. 133 / Olivette Otele

14 Biggar vs Little Britain p. 143 / Richard Drayton

15 Visions of China p. 157 / Robert Bickers

16 Afterword: The Ongoing imperial History Wars p. 169 / Dane Kennedy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Embers of empire in Brexit Britain.

ISBN:

1350113808

9781350113800

9781350113794

1350113794

OCLC:

1096213534