{"product_id":"ghosts-of-empire-britains-legacies-in-the-modern-world","title":"Ghosts of Empire: Britain's Legacies in the Modern World","description":"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.\n\nThe 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 idiosyncrasies of viceroys and soldier-diplomats who ran the colonial enterprise continues to impact the world, from Kashmir to Sudan, Baghdad to Hong Kong.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1610392329\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1610392329.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kwarteng, Kwasi\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41705463447610,"sku":"DBV.1610392329.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1610392329-0.jpg?v=1790562501","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/ghosts-of-empire-britains-legacies-in-the-modern-world","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}