Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 EPUB
by Piers Brendon
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A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK
After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.
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- Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Date:28/10/2008
- ISBN:9780307270283
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- Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Date:28/10/2008
- ISBN:9780307270283