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Sathnam Sanghera considers how we can have a constructive national conversation about Britain\u2019s imperial past <\/p>

By Matt Elton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 at 06:57 AM<\/p>

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Sathnam Sanghera\u2019s bestselling 2021 book Empireland<\/em> catapulted the author into the eye of a media storm. Following the release of its follow-up, Empireworld<\/em>, he spoke to Matt Elton about how it felt to be at the centre of a heated national debate on empire \u2013 and how we can have constructive conversations about Britain\u2019s imperial past.<\/p>\n

Sathnam Sanghera is the author of Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe: Signed Edition<\/em> (Penguin, 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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