{"product_id":"journeys-of-empire","title":"Journeys Of Empire","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of the British empire for readers aged\n9+, told through the monumental journeys that shaped it - by award-winning,\nbestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEmpireland, Empireworld \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStolen\nHistory \u003c\/i\u003eSathnam Sanghera.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe British empire is the biggest thing we ever did as a country. Bigger than\nwinning both World Wars, bigger than winning any number of World Cups in any\nnumber of sports, bigger than inventing James Bond, Peppa Pig and Lord of the\nRings combined. Yet, we don’t talk about it much. And it's barely taught in\nschools.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBut how do we even begin to tell this massive story?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn his second children's book on the British empire, Satham Sanghera tells us\nall about the empire through the epic and monumental journeys that shaped it.\nFrom the rebellious pirate queen who sailed the seas on perilous adventures, to\nthe tragic true story of Pocahontas, and Gandhi's extraordinary Salt March,\nthis collection of 10 journeys takes readers on a voyage through Britain's imperial\nhistory, and shows how it continues to impact the entire world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSathnam Sanghera was born to Punjabi immigrant parents in\nWolverhampton in 1976. He entered the education system unable to speak English\nbut went on to graduate from Christ's College, Cambridge with a first class\ndegree in English Language and Literature. He has been shortlisted for the\nCosta Book Awards twice, for his memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Boy With The Topknot \u003c\/i\u003eand\nhis novel \u003ci\u003eMarriage Material\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpireland \u003c\/i\u003ehas been longlisted for the Baillie\nGifford Prize for Non-Fiction, was named a Book of the Year at the National\nBook Awards of 2022, and inspired both the Channel 4 series \u003ci\u003eEmpire\nState of Mind \u003c\/i\u003eand Sanghera's children's book about the British\nempire \u003ci\u003eStolen History\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807784005839,"sku":"9780241741412","price":20.66,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_9fde5b78-166d-4d6c-b041-a0ad680d9c38.jpg?v=1777008591","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/journeys-of-empire","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}