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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

by Lawrence James

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE covers the history of British expansion overseas from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Narrative and analysis are interwoven with revealing eyewitness quotation to provide keen insight into the minds of those involved in conquering, settling and ruling the greatest Empire the world has seen. Throughout, there are consistant themes; the search for profit and the moral misgivings it generated; domestic developments which made imperial expansion desirable; and the sense of national and personal destiny felt by the empire-builders. Spanning four centuries and six continents, James' magnificent survey examines the imperial experience and its legacy with tremendous verve. Informed, comprehensive and perceptive, it is the essential summary of the era. 'James' epic is not only a first-rate narrative, but also a penetrating portrait of the British...Having largely, if often inadvertently, selfishly or ham-fistedly, engineered the world we live in, we need the courage now to face up to our record as coolly and intelligently as Lawrence James has done' - John Spurling, TLS

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Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight/ covers creased; moderate edge wear/ corners and spine creased/ several pages and page tips creased/ several pages have underlining and margin notes. See more details about The Rise and Fall of British Empire

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Used book in very good condition. Dust jacket in very good condition. Spanning four centuries and six continents, James' magnificent survey examines the imperial experience and ite legacy with tremendous verve. Informed, comprehensive and perceptive, it is the essential summary of the era. Contains 17 maps and black and white plates. 714 pages. See more details about Rise and Fall of the British Empire, the

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Paperback in good condition, some creasing to cover and spine. From Publishers Weekly James, a British historian whose previous books have dealt chiefly with military matters, writes engagingly about the British Empire from the time of Sir Walter Raleigh at the beginning of the 17th century to Nelson Mandela at the end of the 20th. The struggle that drove France out of Canada, he says, was "Britain's first large-scale imperial war of conquest, " and it set the pattern for future colonial wars from the American Revolution through the Napoleonic, Crimean, Boer, Afghan and Opium wars to WWI and the beginning of the end of the empire in India, Ireland, the Middle East and Africa. WWII finished the job. Except for the travels of Captain James Cook, tales of exploration play almost no part in this account. It is, instead, a history of how a fairly simple international mercantile enterprise? in which white dominions were definitely regarded differently from black ones? changed itself and the face of the world. James peppers his account with illuminating and entertaining excerpts from period songs and popular literature. His conclusion: few empires have given their subjects so much of the intellectual wherewithal to overthrow their rulers. A sprawling and complex subject handled with admirable style and selectivity. Illustrations. From Booklist A treatment more than 700 pages in length might seem too long to be thought of as an overview. But considering the time span and plethora of events involved in the topic at hand--the entire history of the British Empire--this excellent work of popular history is indeed an overview, for it surveys the major periods and events in Britain's rise and decline as a global power without attempting to be the definitive study of any one of those periods or events. On the other hand, this is not a textbook, being far more fluid, accessible, and personalized to be that. James' focus rests primarily on individuals--those who built the British... See more details about The Rise & Fall of British Empire

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Magnificent survey examines the imperial experience and its legacy. Up to and includes the hand over of Hong Kong. 714pp with b/w plates. See more details about The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

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704pp. Illustrated with black and white plates and photographs. This work covers the history of British expansion overseas from the 16th to the 20th century. Narrative and analysis are interwoven with revealing eyewitness quotations to provide an insight into the minds of those involved in conquering, settling and ruling the British Empire. Outer page edges are tanned, contents are bright. See more details about The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

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