{"product_id":"empire-niall-ferguson-9780465023295","title":"Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power","description":"\u003cb\u003eA bestselling historian shows how the British Empire created the modern world, in a book lauded as \"a rattling good tale\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"popular history at its best\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the British Empire acted as midwife to modernity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Displaying the originality and rigor that have made Niall Ferguson one of the world's foremost historians, \u003ci\u003eEmpire \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling tour de force -- a remarkable reappraisal of the prizes and pitfalls of global empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Niall Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465023290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465023295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2010 pg. 55","brand":"Niall Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045639680255,"sku":"9780465023295","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c45a21ad-627a-4321-8e8f-fe36bf9b1a29.jpg?v=1684979875","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empire-niall-ferguson-9780465023295","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}