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A review by odyssia
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Some parts I found relatively groundbreaking, while other parts seemed inconsistent or a bit of a stretch, for example, one chapter discusses whether Britain profited from empire and he refuses to give a definitive answer, referring to the complexities of calculating this, then ends the chapter by stating definitively that Britain only finished paying for the compensation to slave owners in 2015 and the source for this is the Mirror.
I liked his ultimate points about encouraging activists to campaign for positive change, such as widening the educational curriculum rather than tearing down statues, which creates enemies and his observation that debate around the British empire has become polarised.
I liked his ultimate points about encouraging activists to campaign for positive change, such as widening the educational curriculum rather than tearing down statues, which creates enemies and his observation that debate around the British empire has become polarised.