After the Victorians - The World Our Parents Knew

Informationen zum Autor A.N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London. Klappentext When this book begins, in the reign of Edward VII, Great Britain commands the mightiest empire the world has ever seen. By the time it ends, with the Coronation of Elizabeth II, Britain has emerged victorious from a world war, but ruined as a world power. How did Britain's power and influence decline? This is one of the questions which A. N. Wilson seeks to answer in his masterly follow-up to The Victorians . Zusammenfassung When this book begins, in the reign of Edward VII, Great Britain commands the mightiest empire the world has ever seen. By the time it ends, with the Coronation of Elizabeth II, Britain has emerged victorious from a world war, but ruined as a world power. How did Britain's power and influence decline?

A propos de l'auteur

A.N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: a N Wilson, A. N. Wilson, A.N. Wilson
• Edition: Arrow
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 07.09.2006
• EAN: 9780099451877
• ISBN: 978-0-09-945187-7
• Pages: 672
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 41 mm
• Thèmes: Arrow Paperbacks; Arrow Books; Arrow Paperbacks
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945); Grossbritannien : Geschichte, European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history