Published: 08/06/2023
From the author of the acclaimed Empireland comes an entertaining yet highly informative volume for younger readers on the British Empire, highlighting both the history and what practical steps can be taken to redress past injustices.
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Children's Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2024
An accessible, engaging and essential introduction to the British empire for readers aged 9+, by bestselling author of Empireland, Sathnam Sanghera.
You've probably heard the word 'empire' before. Perhaps because of the Roman empire. Or maybe even the Star Wars films.
But what about the British Empire? Why don't we learn much about this? And what even is an empire, anyway?
This book will answer all the important questions about Britain's imperial history. It will explore how Britain's empire once made it the most powerful nation on earth, and how it still affects our lives in many ways today - from the words we use, to the food we eat, the sports we play and even to every grown-up's fixation with a good cup of tea.
Because how can we ever make the world a kinder, better place for the future, if we don't know the truth about the past?
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780241623435
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 170 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Something that really comes across in the book is Sanghera's faith in young people...to form their own judgements about the British Empire. - The Bookseller
Conversational...with humour that feels ideally pitched to the older children it is aimed at. - The Financial Times
Stolen History is the perfect book for every school. All our young people need to know the truth about the British Empire. This book is accessible, expertly written and hugely important. - Jasbinder Bilan - Award Winning Children’s Author
Illuminating - Nigella Lawson
Accessible whilst imparting broad knowledge, appealingly pitched but deeply serious, this historically rigorous book is a must-read for any child who wants to know the basic facts of empire but also to gain an accurate sense of the wide variety of colonial activities which happened during four centuries of British colonial rule. Stolen History will inform a whole generation. Parents should read it too! - Corinne Fowler, Professor of Colonialism and Heritage, University of Leicester
Stolen History is a truly remarkable achievement: an historically accurate, diligently researched and nuanced account of the British Empire that is also gripping for younger readers. I know of no other writer who could have accomplished such a feat. - Professor Alan Lester FRHistS, Professor of Historical Geography and Professor of History, La Trobe University
Sanghera brilliantly demonstrates that history doesn't have to be dumbed down to be made accessible, nor does it need to be sensationalized to seem relevant. Written with integrity and a deep commitment to reveal how the past has shaped our present, the book will make young readers engage with history as more than just entertainment and it will encourage them to ask new questions. - Kim A. Wagner, Professor of Global and Imperial History, School of History Queen Mary, University of London
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