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

English · Paperback

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Informationen zum Autor Piers Brendon is the author of more than a dozen books, including biographies of Churchill and Eisenhower, the best-selling Eminent Edwardians, Eminent Elizabethans and The Dark Valley . He also writes for television and contributes frequently to the national press. Formerly Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre, he is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Klappentext No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. Within a generation this mighty structure collapsed, often amid bloodshed, leaving behind a scatter of sea-girt dependencies and a ghost of an empire, the Commonwealth, overshadowed by Imperial America. Zusammenfassung No empire has been larger or more diverse than the British Empire. Within a generation this mighty structure collapsed, often amid bloodshed, leaving behind a scatter of sea-girt dependencies and a ghost of an empire, the Commonwealth, overshadowed by Imperial America.

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Authors Dr. Piers Brendon, Piers Brendon
Publisher Vintage UK
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 02.10.2008
 
EAN 9780712668460
ISBN 978-0-7126-6846-0
No. of pages 816
Dimensions 129 mm x 198 mm x 43 mm
Series VINTAGE BOOKS
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918
Non-fiction book

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799

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