| Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power Contributor(s): Ferguson, Niall (Author) |
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ISBN: 0465023290 ISBN-13: 9780465023295 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: This grand narrative history of the world's first experiment in globalization offers lessons for an ever-expanding American Empire--from England's most talented young historian. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | World - General - Political Science | Imperialism |
| Dewey: 909.097 |
| LCCN: 2003041469 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A bestselling historian shows how the British Empire created the modern world, in a book lauded as a rattling good tale (Wall Street Journal) and popular history at its best (Washington Post) The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to global domination ever achieved. The world we know today is in large measure the product of Britain's Age of Empire. The global spread of capitalism, telecommunications, the English language, and institutions of representative government -- all these can be traced back to the extraordinary expansion of Britain's economy, population and culture from the seventeenth century until the mid-twentieth. On a vast and vividly colored canvas, Empire shows how the British Empire acted as midwife to modernity. Displaying the originality and rigor that have made Niall Ferguson one of the world's foremost historians, Empire is a dazzling tour de force -- a remarkable reappraisal of the prizes and pitfalls of global empire. |