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| Description | The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It affects everything, from Prime Ministers' decisions to send troops to war to the adventurers we admire. From the sports we think we're good at to the architecture of our buildings; the way we travel to the way we trade; the hopeless losers we will on, and the food we hunger for, the British Empire is never very far away. In this acute and witty analysis, Jeremy Paxman goes to the very heart of empire. As he describes the selection process for colonial officers ('intended to weed out the cad, the feeble and the too clever') the importance of sport, the sweating domestic life of the colonial officer's wife ('the challenge with cooking meat was 'to grasp the fleeting moment between toughness and putrefaction when the joint may possibly prove eatable'') and the crazed end for General Gordon of Khartoum, Paxman brings brilliantly to life the tragedy and comedy of empire and reveals its profound and lasting effect on our nation and ourselves. 'He writes with wit and penetration, and every page of Empire can be read with relaxed pleasure.' Spectator 'Paxman has an eye for detail, and his sharp intelligence quickly detects, and ridicules, the eccentric and plain weird.' The Observer 'His mastery at storytelling makes Empirean exciting introduction to an aspect of Britishness that, as he rightly argues, has been largely forgotten by the British people.' Time Out 'An entertainingly sardonic survey of imperial projects.' Times 'A very engaging account, built mainly around dramatic incidents in exotic places . . . with a good sprinkling of jokes, funny nicknames and sexual references.' Guardian 'Witty, incisive, acerbic and opinionated... His research is wide-ranging and his treatment consistently stimulating. In short, he carries the whole thing off with panache bordering on effrontery.' Sunday Times 'Sardonically funny.' Daily Express | | Release Date | 2011 | | Author | Jeremy Paxman | | Format | Dimensions 16.3x24.0x3.3 cm
437 pages
book | | Publisher | Penguin UK | | Subject(s) | History / Europe / Great Britain / General
History / World
Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism |
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