Sathnam Sanghera on How the West Cannot Escape Its Imperial Past
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In this episode, Andrew talks to Empireland author Sathnam Sangheera about how imperialism has shaped both modern Britain and America and how to escape this colonial legacy in the 21st century.
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Sathnam Sanghera is the bestselling author of Empireland, Marriage Material, and his memoir, The Boy with the Topknot. A graduate from Christ’s College, Cambridge, columnist and writer at The Times, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Sanghera lives in North London.
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