Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-345) and index.
Contents:
America's imperial inheritance -- Britain's grandeur and guilt of empire -- The European Union's post-imperial project -- Russia's embrace of its imperial legacy -- China's Janus faces of empire -- India's overcoming of the "Intimate enemy" -- The Middle East's post-imperial instability -- Africa's scramble beyond colonialism -- Conclusion: The world's intersecting imperial legacies.
Summary:
"For the first time in millennia we live without formal empires. But that doesn't mean we don't feel their presence rumbling through history. From Russia's incursions in the Ukraine to Brexit; from Trump's America-First policy to China's forays into Africa; from Modi's India to the hotbed of the Middle East, Samir Puri provides a bold new framework for understanding the world's complex rivalries and politics. Organized by region, and covering vital topics such as security, foreign policy, national politics and commerce, The Shadows of Empire combines history and analysis to explain why the history of empire affects us all in profound ways; it is also a plea for greater awareness, both as individuals and as nations, of how our varied imperial pasts have contributed to why we see the world in such different ways"--Book jacket flap.
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