This book follows the afterlives of empire from 1945 to present day, providing an interdisciplinary analysis of how the legacy of empire continues to shape the cultures, politics, spaces and memories of contemporary Britain. The essays it contains illustrate this with reference to a series of local histories, individual texts and institutions.
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.
Edited by:
Josh Doble,
Liam Liburd,
Emma Parker
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 585g
ISBN: 9781526159748
ISBN 10: 1526159740
Series: Studies in Imperialism
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 06 July 2023
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword: Living in the bush of ghosts – Elleke Boehmer Introduction: Rhodesia and the 'Rivers of Blood' – Josh Doble, Liam J. Liburd and Emma Parker Part I: Institutions of empire 1 'Bloomsbury bazaar': Daljit Nagra at the diasporic museum – John McLeod 2 Anthropology at the end of empire – Katherine Ambler 3 'He is not a ""racist"" but should not be appointed director of LSE': The impact of colonial universities on the University of London – Dongkyung Shin Part II: Writing identity, conflict and class 4 Beyond experience: British anti-racist non-fiction after empire – Dominic Davies 5 Empire, war and class in Graham Swift’s Last Orders (1996) – Ed Dodson Part III: Racial others, national memory 6 White against empire: Immigration, decolonisation and Britain’s radical right, 1954–1967 – Liam J. Liburd 7 Racism, redistribution, redress: The Royal Historical Society and Race, Ethnicity & Equality in UK History: A Report and Resource for Change – Shahmima Akhtar 8 Exemplar empires: Battles over imperial memory in contemporary Britain – Astrid Rasch Part IV: At home in postcolonial Britain 9 Empire, security and citizenship in Arab British fiction – Tasnim Qutait 10 Black, beautiful and essentially British: African Caribbean women, belonging and the creation of Black British beauty spaces in Britain (c. 1948–1990) – Mobeen Hussain 11 Convivial cultures and the commodification of otherness in London nightlife in the 1970s and 1980s – Steve Bentel 12 Tribe Arts, Tribe Talks – Josh Doble, Liam J. Liburd, Emma Parker, Samran Rathore and Tajpal Rathore Afterword: Disorder and displacement – Bill Schwarz Index -- .
Josh Doble is a Research Officer at the Scottish Government. Liam J.Liburd is Assistant Professor in Black British History at the University of Durham. Emma Parker is a Lecturer in Postcolonial Literature at Keele University.
Reviews for British Culture After Empire: Race, Decolonisation and Migration Since 1945
'An important and interesting book filled with important essays.' Freddy Foks, Contemporary British History -- .
