{"product_id":"one-fine-day-matthew-parker-9781541703827","title":"One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis critical historical exploration shows a portrait of the British Empire at both the peak of its global reach--and the moment it began to topple.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e September 29, 1923. Once the Palestine Mandate officially takes effect, the British Empire--now covering a quarter of the world's land and boasting a population of 460 million--is the largest the world has ever seen. But it is also an empire in rapid transition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nationalist and Pan-African movements are gaining momentum throughout West Africa, thanks as much to Marcus Garvey as to the sustained efforts of local activists and politicians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On far-flung Ocean Island in the Pacific, highly profitable phosphate extraction threatens to render the land uninhabitable for its native population--and colonial officials are torn between their integrity and their careers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And in India, Jawaharlal Nehru and fellow nationalists wonder despairingly about the future of the independence movement as Gandhi languishes in prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Moving from London to Kuala Lumpur, Australia to the West Indies\u003ci\u003e, One Fine Day\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking and unflinching tour of the British Empire at its pinnacle. Here the Empire is at its biggest; but it is on a precipice, beset with debts and doubts as liberation movements emerge to undo the colonial era, and see the sun set on the Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541703820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541703827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 17","brand":"Matthew Parker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44122081591551,"sku":"9781541703827","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7bc1a397-2917-441b-8ffb-a5e82db4a0b5.jpg?v=1687423054","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-fine-day-matthew-parker-9781541703827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}