Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain, Corinne Fowler. Allen Lane, London (2024), 432 pages, £25.00 hardback

Abstract

This review article sets Corinne Fowler's new book in the context of the political struggle over Britain's colonial past, often referred to as a ‘culture war’. It identifies this struggle specifically as a right wing backlash against Black Lives Matter, notes how Fowler has been targeted by its protagonists, and examines how she has responded with this a book intended to inform, ameliorate and encourage enjoyment of contested British landscapes.