Rule Britannia: Brexit and the End of Empire

by Danny Dorling and Sally Tomlinson

Things fall apart when empires crumble. This time, we think, things will be different. They are not. This time, we are told, we will become great again. We will not.

In Rule Britannia, Danny Dorling and Sally Tomlinson argue that the vote to leave the EU was the last gasp of the old empire working its way out of the British psyche. Fuelled by a misplaced nostalgia, the result was driven by a lack of knowledge of Britain's imperial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785904531
• ISBN13: 9781785904530
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Biteback Publishing
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher