
Ghosts of Empire
Britain's Legacies in the Modern World
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Narrated by:
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Kwasi Kwarteng
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Elliot Levey
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By:
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Kwasi Kwarteng
Kwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as British immigrants. He brings a unique perspective and impeccable academic credentials to a narrative history of the British Empire, one that avoids sweeping judgmental condemnation and instead sees the Empire for what it was: a series of local fiefdoms administered in varying degrees of competence or brutality by a cast of characters as outsized and eccentric as anything conjured by Gilbert and Sullivan.
The truth, as Kwarteng reveals, is that there was no such thing as a model for imperial administration; instead, appointees were schooled in quirky, independent-minded individuality. As a result the Empire was the product not of a grand idea but of often chaotic individual improvisation. The idosyncracies of viceroys and soldier-diplomats who ran the colonial enterprise continues to impact the world, from Kashmir to Sudan, Baghdad to Hong Kong.
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Extremely Informative
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and engaging and definitive source of UK EMPIRE IN general.
Iraq chapter 1947
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Chapters are well organized, informative.
Narration is excellent.
My thanks to all involved, JK.
A MUST READ
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Must read for fans for history and politics
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Would you listen to Ghosts of Empire again? Why?
Kwai - Your voice is too good to let anyone else read for you. For War & Gold, please read it yourself. It may take additional time, but your fans will wait.Your voice is too good.
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