This new edition of the seminal text explores Britain’s shifting identity from empire to a post-Brexit nation. It examines race, politics, education and national identity amid turbulent change. With fresh insights on the pandemic, leadership crises and culture wars, it critically assesses Britain’s evolving place in the world.
Introduction
1. Empire and ethnocentric education
2. Internal colonialism and its effects
3. Ending empire: education for ignorance 1945-1960s
4. Post-imperial anxieties and conflicts 1970-1990
5. Inequalities and education markets 1990-1997
6. New Labour: wars, race and education 1997-2005
7. Not so new Labour: race and education 2005-2010
8. A divided society: race, class and education 2010-2016
9. A dog’s breakfast Brexit 2016-2018
10. Boris, Covid, and educational chaos 2019-2022
11. Multiracial Britain, Brexit and the end of empire 2022-2025
Conclusion
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