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Our Island Stories

Country Walks Through Colonial Britain

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Yazan: Corinne Fowler
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The countryside is almost sacred to many Britons. There is a depth of feeling about rural places, the moors and lochs, valleys and mountains, cottages and country houses. Yet the British countryside, so integral to our national identity, is rarely seen as having anything to do with British colonialism. In Our Island Stories, historian Corinne Fowler brings rural life and colonial rule together with transformative results. Through ten country walks with varied companions, Fowler combines local and global history, connecting the Cotswolds to Calcutta, Dolgellau to Virginia, and Grasmere to Canton.

Empire transformed rural lives: whether in Welsh sheep farms or Cornish copper mines, it offered both opportunity and exploitation. Fowler shows how the booming profits of overseas colonial activities directly contributed to enclosure, land clearances and dispossession. These histories, usually considered apart, continue to link the lives of their descendants now.

To give an honest account, to offer both affection and criticism, is a matter of respect: we should not knowingly tell half a history. This new knowledge of our island stories, once gained, can only deepen Britons' relationship with their beloved landscape.

©2024 Corinne Fowler (P)2024 Penguin Audio Colonialism & Post-Colonialism Europe Great Britain Modern Politics & Government Rural Sociology Travel Writing & Commentary Köy Koloni Dönemi
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This is real, difficult, essential history delivered in the most eloquent and accessible way. Her case, that rural Britain has been shaped by imperialism, is unanswerable, and she makes her arguments beautifully. An important book. (Sathnam Sanghera)
A detailed and thoughtful exploration of historical connections that for too long have been obscured. A powerful book that brings the history of the Empire home – literally (David Olusoga)
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This is an immersive book, told in a direct and almost conversational style but backed up with scholarly research. It is illuminated with minutely observed details. Each accompanied walk examines an industry or trade within its geographical context and roots the narrative in the lives of the workers, landowners, merchants and industrialists of the region. Often, the lives of familiar historical figures illustrate a thread in the story. Sugar, mining, cotton, slavery, wool, tobacco and the enclosure of the commons are explored. I understand the forces that shaped British society much better now. Corinne Fowler’s book is motivated by a profound curiosity. Her gentle narrative style conceals a radical underlying message about social injustice, exploitation and greed. Outstandingly good.

Drawing together many threads

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thoughtful reflective and informative. a superb exploration of how colonialism fuelled our own legacy. it nudges not lectures, invites not tells, explores not harangues. imagine David Starkey and reverse it. it also fills in the gaps of EP Thompson Making of the English Working Class. absolutely outstanding

Best history book of its generation

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The skilful weaving of information into tangible places and conversations held my attention throughout. I’m grateful to Corrine Fowler for unearthing and communicating this narrative that was hidden away by ‘power’. Thank you.

Detailed truth telling

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I liked it all. I know that that may sound undiscriminating of me, but it is excellent throughout. Thanks 🙏🏻

If you like History and walking, you will love this.

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