Sathnam Sanghera Signed Bundle — West End Lane Books Signed Paperbacks of: Empireland Empireworld Orders will be shipped after 4th June

The lovely people at Well Books are offering signed/dedicated bundles of #Empireland and #Empireworld

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The thread of ecological genocide that is in @sathnam.bsky.social #empireworld & #richardpowers #overland breaks me. The trees have this growing importance of vital interconnectivity to me, I cannot explain it.

In the middle of #Empireland, learning a lot. Didn't realise there's a follow-up. #Empireworld is going on the list!

Apparently everything that is happening has happened before.

#history
#empireworld
#britisheastindiacompany
#trumpsamerica

A deep instinctive practice in likes of Millias’s Ophelia, kew garden sketches when in the UK , within the experience & discomforts of institutions A series made more poignant after getting the details from @sathnam.bsky.social ‘s #EmpireWorld in iconography & study

'Empireworld' explores the global legacy of the British Empire, and the ways it continues to influence economics, politics, and culture around the world.

'Empireworld: How British Imperialism Shaped the Globe' by Sathnam Sanghera.

@sathnam.bsky.social
@penguinukbooks.bsky.social
#Empireworld #book

Sathnam Sanghera in conversation with Hannah MacInnes

Last night with @sathnam.bsky.social x Hannah MacInnes hosted by How To Academy @rgsibg.bsky.social

Great event asking us to hold contradictory challenging views: Empire can be good and bad at the same time.

Could reparation be seen as an investment in former colonies?

#empireworld

Thank you @sathnam.bsky.social for a great event in London today #empireworld #EmpireLand

Text: At the top: The Sunday Times bestseller 'An absolute masterpiece' James O'Brien EMPIREWORLD 'Beautifully written, and not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times' Peter Frankopan 'Deeply poignant... riveting... brave, painful, urgent and timely.' Financial Times. 'An essential book about the legacy of empire and our braided histories.' Meera Syal 'To read Sathnam is to understand the world anew' Elizabeth Day HOW BRITISH IMPERIALISM HAS SHAPED THE GLOBE SATHNAM SANGHERA Image: The whole background is a broken white. In the middle, surrounded by all the text, a crowned lion sits on top of a globe. His posture radiates apprehension and the look on his face hints at chronic constipation.

I finally bought a copy!

I loved Empireland, so God knows what took me so long this time.

The courier seems to have stopped a few times along the way for a bit of freestyle frisbeeing but
'pristine' and 'empire' don't go together well anyway.

#Empireworld
#SathnamSanghera

Very much looking forward to hearing @sathnam.bsky.social and learning more about #Empireworld in Bristol later this month.

Reading @sathnam.bsky.social #EmpireWorld: interesting note that the Malayan Emergency was so designated because insurers would not compensate for losses incurred in a “war.”

Grateful to Gideon Rachman for these words about #Empireworld in the FT's guide to summer reading, over the weekend. I'll be speaking about it at the @southbankcentre on Sunday July 14th, as part of its You Belong Here festival. Tickets available. www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/lit...

Neal Ascherson · It hurts, but it’s holy: Consequences of Empire Myopic and flattering as their take on empire history has been, the Brits never drugged themselves into supposing that...

Am grateful for this deeply intelligent response to #Empireworld from the peerless Neal Ascherson in the @LRB. He makes some great points and criticisms.

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Thrilled #StolenHistory is up for a British Book Award. Children's books are team efforts, so my thanks to illustrator Jen Khatun, editor Phoebe Jascourt, star publicist Lizz Skelly. Despite the tedious culture war on empire, change is happening. #Empireworld #Empireland www.sathnam.com/empire/

On the train back home from London, I know #empireworld is waiting for me but it’s been a pleasure re-reading #empireland to remind me what a fantastic & informative read it is

@Sathnam

Not long home from beautiful Bath after a memorable evening listening to @sathnam.bsky.social talk about #Empireworld and the importance of understanding the non-binary complexities of #imperialhistory. It was a real privilege to meet Sathnam in person. Kudos to Toppings bookshop for hosting.

Shaping the conversation about Britain’s colonial past In the days following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a tiny array of mourners outside the British consulate in Hong Kong surreptitiously morphed into a protest movement. Over the course of a week so...

Tristram Hunt disagrees with my argument in #Empireworld (in his position, he has to), and he's wrong to say at the beginning that I don't note "Hong Kong’s display of public sorrow" (I literally do), but this still somehow feels like a generous review in the TLS
www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/emp...

Empireworld by Sathnam Sanghera

#Empireworld by @sathnam.bsky.social “…like all great literature… offers nuance…”

The vital importance of nuance in understanding & discussing the complex realities & messy legacies of British (& European) imperialism is a consistent theme.

#imperialhistory #britishhistory #history #histbookchat

Historian Jerry Brotton on #Empireworld in the physical FT today. It's amazing when, after years and years of toil, in the face of relentless and sometimes organised hostility, someone really gets your work. linktr.ee/empireworlds...

Today is going to be almost entirely about exploring “How British Imperialism Has Shaped The Globe” in “Empireworld” by @sathnam.bsky.social #britishhistory #imperialhistory #empireworld

Happy #Empireworld publication day to @sathnam.bsky.social
#history #empire #imperialhistory

An elephant carrying chests of tea from St Katherine’s Dock to Plantation House in Tower Hill for an auction marking the centenary of Empire Tea. The Times reported that the industry was “one of the most important of the British Empire”. #EmpireofTea #empireworld
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India rids penal code of last vestiges of the Raj The reform focuses on crimes against women and the need for swift justice

India has announced it will overhaul its colonial-era penal code in an effort to remove all traces of “the slavery of the British Raj”. #Empireworld

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/19f3...

Waterstones are giving away a unique behind the scenes tour of @kewgardens to someone who orders #Empireworld through them. Plants being one of the many mediums through which British imperialists changed the world.
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“Until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” - African proverb. #Empireworld, out on Jan 25, 2024. Pre-order your copy and book tickets for launch events: linktr.ee/empireworldsat…

#empire #colonialism #imperialism #empireland

BBC Sounds - Empire of Tea - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Empire of Tea on BBC Sounds

Thanks for the nice messages about #EmpireofTea as it has aired on @bbcradio4. You can now binge-drink all 10 episodes via @bbcsounds & if this kind of history is your cup of tea, look out for #Empireworld in January. #Empireland
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, Tea or Coffee? Why did tea take off when coffee didn’t?

On final edition of #EmpireofTea - the ultimate culture war, coffee vs tea! Why did tea take off as national drink when coffee didn't, and is tea being beaten by coffee now? On at 1:45pm today and on @BBCSounds. Omnibus of 5 episodes at 9pm. #Empireworld
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BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, A Nice Cup of Tea How did a foreign plant become so British?

On today's edition of #EmpireofTea - how did this foreign commodity become synonymous with being British? Featuring Jean Seaton, @kateteltscher.bsky.social and others. On at 1:45pm today and on @BBCSounds. Produced by @PaulNeilMartin #Empireworld
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#Empireland is on sale on @AmazonKindle for 99p, today only.

And a reminder that the sequel, #Empireworld, is out in January - pre orders and tickets to the launch events via sathnam.com

#amazonkindle #kindledailydeal #kindlebooks

BBC Radio 4 - Empire of Tea, Punjabi Cha and Masala Chai How tea, in various forms, became India’s national drink.

On today's edition of #EmpireofTea on @BBCRadio4 at 1:45pm - how the British empire helped to turn tea into India's national drink. I had no idea. @BBCSounds #Empireworld

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