The Empire too, what does it mean to you?(Empire and Superempire: Britain, America and the World)(Book review)

Contemporary Review | March 22, 2007| | Copyright

Empire and Superempire: Britain, America and the World. Bernard Porter. Yale University Press. [pounds sterling]18.99. vii + 211 pages. ISBN 0-300-11010-3.

'What is the meaning of Empire Day! Why do the cannon roar! Why does the cry "God save the King"! Echo from shore to shore?' Why, indeed? Bernard Porter, whose new book is full of interesting sidelights on imperial history, points out that that, despite a propaganda drive on behalf of 'Empire', there was only a very limited market in the home country for the broad concept: many people felt a link with Australia, ...

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