The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by Brendon, Piers

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307388414)

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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by Brendon, Piers

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

$22.00
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by Brendon, Piers

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

$22.00
Format: Paperback
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A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK

After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.

Author: Piers Brendon
ISBN-10: 0307388417
ISBN-13: 9780307388414
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2010
Pages: 848
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.34w x 1.67d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 02/14/2010 pg. 24
By Piers Brendon
By Piers Brendon
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Piers Brendon is the author of The Dark Valley, among other histories and biographies. He is the former Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. He lives in Cambridge, England.

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