Around 5.6 million British nationals live outside the United Kingdom: the equivalent of one in every ten Britons. However, social science research, as well as public interest, has tended to focus more on the numbers of migrants entering the UK, rather than those leaving. This bo…
Embers of empire in Brexit Britain
Embers of empire in Brexit Britain
Embers of empire in Brexit Britain
"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 ruled. Embers of Empire in Brexit Britain turns a critical eye to the widely-held notion that the long …
Embers of empire in Brexit Britain
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 p…
"Nostalgia has become a major force in global politics. While Donald Trump hopes to 'make America great again,' Xi Jinping calls for a 'great rejuvenation of the Chinese people,' and a majority of Russians still mourn the Soviet Union. But it is Brexit, with its idealization of …
Nostalgia has become a major force in global politics. While Donald Trump hopes to 'make America great again, ' Xi Jinping calls for a 'great rejuvenation of the Chinese people, ' and a majority of Russians still mourn the Soviet Union. But it is Brexit, with its idealization of…