Description: Further DetailsTitle: Our Island StoriesCondition: NewSubtitle: Country Walks through Colonial BritainISBN-10: 0241561639EAN: 9780241561638ISBN: 9780241561638Publisher: Allen LaneFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/02/2024Description: 'This is an essential and fascinating book because it brings to light, through conversations and nature walks, some of the buried connections between Britain’s landscape and historic buildings and its complicated hidden histories. Fowler does not judge or diminish, but enriches and deepens our understanding of this nation' Bernardine Evaristo'This is real, difficult, essential history delivered in the most eloquent and accessible way. Her case, that rural Britain has been shaped by imperialism, is unanswerable, and she makes her arguments beautifully. An important book' Sathnam Sanghera 'A detailed and thoughtful exploration of historical connections that for too long have been obscured. A powerful book that brings the history of the Empire home – literally' David OlusogaThe countryside is cherished by many Britons. There is a depth of feeling about rural places, the moors and lochs, valleys and mountains, cottages and country houses. Yet the British countryside, so integral to our national identity, is rarely seen as having anything to do with British colonialism. Where the countryside is celebrated, histories of empire are forgotten. In Our Island Stories, historian Corinne Fowler brings rural life and colonial rule together with transformative results. Through ten country walks, roaming the island with varied companions, Fowler combines local and global history, connecting the Cotswolds to Calcutta, Dolgellau to Virginia, and Grasmere to Canton.Empire transformed rural lives for better and for worse: whether in Welsh sheep farms or Cornish copper mines, it offered both opportunity and exploitation. Fowler shows how the booming profits of overseas colonial activities, and the select few who benefited, directly contributed to enclosure, land clearances and dispossession. These histories, usually considered separately, continue to shape lives across Britain today.To give an honest account, to offer both affection and criticism, is a matter of respect: we should not knowingly tell half a history. This new knowledge of our island stories, once gained, can only deepen Britons' relationship with their beloved landscape.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 240mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 28mmItem Weight: 500gAuthor: Corinne FowlerGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social Sciences, Home Garden & Pets, HistoryRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Our Island Stories
Publication Name: Our Island Stories
Title: Our Island Stories
Subtitle: Country Walks through Colonial Britain
ISBN-10: 0241561639
EAN: 9780241561638
ISBN: 9780241561638
Publisher: Allen Lane
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 05/02/2024
Release Year: 2024
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 240mm
Item Length: 156mm
Item Width: 28mm
Item Weight: 500g
Author: Corinne Fowler
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: History