Mike Kenny is Professor of Public Policy at the University
of Cambridge
Nick Pearce is Professor of Public Policy and Director of
the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath
"This is an important book for anyone interested in the
intellectual roots of Euroscepticism and the Brexit referendum and
is particularly interesting on the role played by Enoch Powell in
this history. A great read."
Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister
"In this important and wide-ranging study Kenny and Pearce show how
the conception of an Anglosphere has shaped many different
political projects over the last hundred years, from Greater
Britain to Brexit. Essential reading for understanding the Brexit
debate."
Andrew Gamble, SPERI, University of Sheffield
"Concise and well-written, Kenny and Pearce’s book will be of great
value to students interested in the history of Britain’s
international relations from the heyday of empire to the
present."
Times Higher Education
'The message go global may not have animated the daily Leave
campaign, but in the words of Michael Kenny and Nick Pearce in
their book Shadows of Empire, it “supplied a horizon of
possibility, and a way of thinking about British history”.'
The Guardian
"a rich and interesting book"
Open Democracy
‘timely and enlightening’
The Economist
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