Someone Else’s Empire: British Illusions and American Hegemony – Tom Stevenson part 1/2

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The post-World War II era was characterized by decolonization in Asia and Africa, with resistance movements leading to the unraveling of the British empire in colonies such as former British Kenya, where the Mau Mau launched a lengthy uprising between 1952-1960, as well as in former British India, with the dissolution of the British Raj and creation of an independent India and Pakistan in 1947. Journalist Tom Stevenson provides historical examples illustrating how the rise of American hegemony following the decline of Britain’s imperial power was bolstered by British foreign policy at every juncture.  

This video was produced by the Analysis News and published on their YouTube channel on the 22nd of May, 2024.

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ABOUT TOM STEVENSON

Tom Stevenson is a British wine writer and critic. He is a contributing editor at the LRB. His collection of essays, Someone Else’s Empire: British Illusions and American Hegemony, many of which first appeared in the paper, was published in 2023.