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Britain's global dominance to modern world influence.

"Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World" taps into a history buff's curiosity like a journey through time. Ferguson offers a compelling narrative that doesn't just recount historical facts but evaluates the paradoxes of British imperialism with a balance of wit and critique. It reads like a map of how past geopolitical strategies shaped our current global framework, making it enlightening for anyone interested in the roots of modern international relations.

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Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World

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ISBN: 9780141007540
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs, Politics

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Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles of Africa and the deserts of Arabia. Just how did a small, rainy island in the North Atlantic achieve all this? And why did the empire on which the sun literally never set finally decline and fall? Niall Ferguson's acclaimed Empire brilliantly unfolds the imperial story in all its splendours and its miseries, showing how a gang of buccaneers and gold-diggers planted the seed of the biggest empire in all history - and set the world on the road to modernity. 'The most brilliant British historian of his generation ... Ferguson examines the roles of "pirates, planters, missionaries, mandarins, bankers and bankrupts" in the creation of history's largest empire ... he writes with splendid panache ... and a seemingly effortless, debonair wit' Andrew Roberts 'Dazzling ... wonderfully readable' New York Review of Books 'A remarkably readable precis of the whole British imperial story - triumphs, deceits, decencies, kindnesses, cruelties and all' Jan Morris 'Empire is a pleasure to read and brims with insights and intelligence' Sunday Times. Sorry! Book description for this title is not available.
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Britain's global dominance to modern world influence.

"Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World" taps into a history buff's curiosity like a journey through time. Ferguson offers a compelling narrative that doesn't just recount historical facts but evaluates the paradoxes of British imperialism with a balance of wit and critique. It reads like a map of how past geopolitical strategies shaped our current global framework, making it enlightening for anyone interested in the roots of modern international relations.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.