Imperial Legacies

The British Empire Around the World

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Jeremy Black

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Britain yesterday; America today. The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how criticisms of the legacy of the British Empire are, in part, criticisms of the reality of American power today. He emphasizes the prominence of imperial rule in history a

Author Biography:

Jeremy Black is Established Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Graduating from Cambridge with a starred first, he did postgraduate work at Oxford and then taught at Durham, eventually as professor, before moving to Exeter in 1996. He has lectured extensively in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States, where he has held visiting chairs at West Point, Texas Christian University, and Stillman College. He was appointed to the Order of Membership of the British Empire for services to stamp design. He is, or has been, on a number of editorial boards, including the Journal of Military History, the Journal of the Royal United Services Institute, and History Today and was editor of Archives. His books include The British Seaborne Empire, Contesting History and Rethinking World War Two.

Release date Australia

May 23rd, 2019

Author

Jeremy Black

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

216

Reading Age

From 18 years

ISBN-13

9781641770385

Product ID

28312129

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