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Narrateur(s):
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Sean Barrett
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Auteur(s):
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Niall Ferguson
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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 the institutions of representative government - all these can be traced back to the extraordinary expansion of Britain's economy, population, and culture from the 17th century until the mid-20th.
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 him the brightest light among British historians, Ferguson shows that far from being a subject for nostalgia, the story of the Empire is pregnant with lessons for the world today - in particular for the United States as it stands on the brink of a new kind of imperial power. A dazzling tour de force, Empire is a remarkable reappraisal of the prizes and pitfalls of global empire.
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- Donald Pulker
- 2023-01-02
Antidote to over-simplification
It’s fashionable these days to affirm a simplistic version of history, depicting it as a tale of clearcut good persons and bad persons. This book is a much-needed corrective to such simple-mindedness.
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- Spiro Poulos
- 2022-11-19
A Most Unique Viewpoint
Definitely food for thought, and without a specific agenda called for. Brilliant and fascinating
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- daniel Froese
- 2023-02-03
great education on British colonialism
covers the extents and highs and lows of the British Empire. a recommended read for sure
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