"A generously shared journey of discovery. Sanghera is a journalist in the Orwellian mold, inviting readers to witness his experiment on himself as an example of the conclusions that a decent, acerbically witty, public-school-educated Brit might arrive at after wading through the evidence of what Britain owes to empire."
--The Nation

Praise from Great Britain for Empireland

"Robust . . . an illuminating examination of the 'toxic cocktail of nostalgia and amnesia' that still hugely influences our life today"
--Guardian, "Best Books of 2021"

"A fascinating reckoning with a history of empire"
--Guardian, "Best Politics Books of 2021"

"Immensely readable . . . simultaneously personal and scholarly. [Empireland] addresses many of the questions that are now urgent subjects of public debate - such as Britain's role in the slave trade and the connections between empire and multiculturalism."
--Financial Times, "Best Books of 2021: Politics"

"Meticulously sourced . . . Sanghera's uncompromising assessment will certainly face disapproval, especially from those who regard criticism of empire as somehow unpatriotic. But a long, hard look at such a formative period is way overdue."
--Reuters

"There is something to be said for authors who approach the topic [of empire] in the spirit of engaged curiosity rather than didactic declamation . . . Sanghera is a deft synthesist who sifts through mounds of historical treatises and alights on visceral, often shocking details."
--Times Literary Supplement

"A balanced and insightful study of the British empire and contemporary attitudes towards it"
--The Times

"An exposé and a reminder of how conveniently the British have rewritten the past and buried the bones of their shame . . . a necessary, uncomfortable and illuminating read."
--New Statesman

"Empireland takes a perfectly-judged approach to its contentious but necessary subject"
--Jonathan Coe, bestelling author and winner of the European Book Prize

"I only wish this book has been around when I was at school"
--Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

"This remarkable book shines the brightest of lights into some of the darkest and most misunderstood corners of our shared history"
--James O'Brien, journalist and host of "Unfiltered with James O'Brien"