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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 - Paperback

by Piers Brendon
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Availability:In StockContributor:Piers BrendonPublish date:2010-02-09Pages:848
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780307388414ISBN-10:307388417UPC:9780307388414Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, World, CivilizationBook Topic:Great BritainSize:7.96 x 5.34 x 1.67 inchesWeight:1.6821Product ID:SCQJCFZ2Q4
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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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780307388414ISBN-10:307388417UPC:9780307388414Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, World, CivilizationBook Topic:Great BritainSize:7.96 x 5.34 x 1.67 inchesWeight:1.6821Product ID:SCQJCFZ2Q4
Piers Brendon is the author of The Dark Valley, among other histories and biographies. He is the former Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. He lives in Cambridge, England.
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