Unfinished Empire

The Global Expansion of Britain

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A both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked, from Wolfson Prize-winning author and historian John Darwin

The British Empire shaped the world in countless ways: repopulating continents, carving out nations, imposing its own language, technology and values. For perhaps two centuries its expansion and final collapse were the single largest determinant of historical events, and it remains surrounded by myth, misconception and controversy today.

John Darwin's provocative and richly enjoyable book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength.

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Year Published:
2013
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781846140891
Number of Pages:
496
Publication Date:
01/08/2013
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Authors:
Darwin, John
Illustrations Note:
16 bw interleaved
Publication Date:
01/08/2013
Place of Publication:
London
SKU:
9781846140891

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