Rule Britannia : Brexit and the end of empire
Dorling, Daniel2019
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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 history, by a profound anxiety about Britain's status today, and by a deeply unrealistic vision of our future. Whatever happens next, Britain will be and has already been inevitably diminished by the Brexit vote. There is no welcoming group of countries ready to swiftly embrace new trading relationships with us.
Main title:
Rule Britannia : Brexit and the end of empire / Danny Dorling & Sally Tomlinson.
Author:
Dorling, Daniel, authorTomlinson, Sally, author
Imprint:
London : Biteback Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
xiv, 396 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785904530 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
341.242209
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1871704
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