British culture after empire

Race, decolonisation and migration since 1945

Josh Doble, Liam Liburd, Emma Parker, Josh Doble, Liam Liburd, Emma Parker

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Année: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781526159731
• Sujet: Littérature
• Sous-sujet: Critique littéraire anglaise

British culture after Empire is the first collection of its kind to explore the intertwined social, cultural and political aftermath of empire in Britain from 1945 up to and beyond the Brexit referendum of 2016, combining approaches from the fields of history, English and cultural studies. Against those who would deny, downplay or attempt to forget Britain's imperial legacy, the various contributions expose and explore how the British Empire and the consequences of its end continue to shape Britain at the local, national and international level. As an important and urgent intervention in a field of increasing relevance within and beyond the academy, the book offers fresh perspectives on the colonial hangovers in post-colonial Britain from up-and-coming as well as established scholars.

Table des matières

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Information
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of figures
• List of contributors
• Foreword: Living in the bush of ghosts
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: Rhodesia and the ‘Rivers of Blood’
• Part I: Institutions of empire
• Part II: Writing identity, conflict and class
• Part III: Racial others, national memory
• Part IV: At home in postcolonial Britain
• Afterword: Disorder and displacement
• Index