Shadows of empire
Subtitle: the Anglosphere in British politics
By: Michael Kenny, Nick Pearce
Contributors: Pearce, Nick, 1968- author
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781509516605; 9781509516612
Subjects: Politics and government; Postcolonialism
Other titles: Anglosphere in British politics
Description: "In this new book, two leading commentators critically examine the idea of the 'Anglosphere', a special alliance between the English-speaking countries of the former British Empire. Analysing its history and revival by leading Brexiteers, this is essential reading for anyone interested in post-Brexit British politics and international relations"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The origins of the Anglosphere; title: After empire : the rise of the ̀English-speaking peoples'; title: A parting of the ways : Britain & the Commonwealth in the post-war world; title: The Powellite interlude : sovereignty, decline and the return to England; title: The Anglosphere in the late twentieth century : retreat and Thatcherite reinvention; title: The Eurosceptic Anglosphere emerges; title: Brexit : the Anglosphere triumphant?