''Outposts: Journeys to the surviving relics of the British Empire'' is a book by
Simon Winchester. It details his travels to each of the remaining
dependencies of the
British Empire and was first published in 1985 in Britain by
Hodder and Stoughton under the title ''Outposts'' and in the United States by Prentice Hall as ''The Sun Never Sets: Travels to the Remaining Outposts of the British Empire''. It was reprinted in 2003 with a new foreword written to address the changing political climate and attitudes in relation to the British Empire, most importantly concerning the
handover of
Hong Kong to China and, more generally, the rise of
globalism
Globalism refers to various patterns of meaning beyond the merely international. It is used by political scientists, such as Joseph Nye, to describe "attempts to understand all the interconnections of the modern world—and to highlight patterns ...
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Publication history
*''Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire'' (1985),
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint (trade name), imprint of Hachette (publisher), Hachette.
History
Early history
The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged 14, with Messrs ...
*''The Sun Never Sets: Travels to the Remaining Outposts of the British Empire'' (1985),
Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall was an American major educational publisher owned by Savvas Learning Company. Prentice Hall publishes print and digital content for the 6–12 and higher-education market, and distributes its technical titles through the Safari B ...
*''Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire'' revised ed. (2003),
Penguin
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References
Books by Simon Winchester
British Overseas Territories
1985 non-fiction books
British travel books
Books about the British Empire
Books about foreign relations of the United Kingdom
English non-fiction books
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