Ghosts of Empire: Britain's Legacies in the Modern World

by Kwasi Kwarteng

Book Overview

Kwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as British immigrants. He brings a unique perspective and impeccable academic credentials to a narrative history of the British Empire, one that avoids sweeping judgmental condemnation and instead sees the Empire for what it was: a series of local fiefdoms administered in varying degrees of competence or brutality by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610392329
• ISBN13: 9781610392327
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.7" x 8.8"