Unfinished Empire

The Global Expansion of Britain

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John Darwin

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A provocative, surprising and richly enjoyable exploration of the British Empire, from a bestselling Wolfson Prize-winning author The enormous influence of the British Empire cannot be escaped. It has shaped the world in countless ways- repopulating continents, carving out modern nations, imposing its own language, technology and values. For perhaps two centuries its existence, expansion and final collapse were the single largest determinant of historical events. Now that it has gone, it seems to us baffling that such a strange entity should ever have existed. What was the dynamic that led to English-speakers standing on the shores of the Pacific, controlling the world's sea transport and creating a financial system that revolutionized the world's economies? John Darwin's provocative and richly enjoyable new book is an attempt to make us see anew how diverse, strange and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by a range of interests often at loggerheads with each other and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength.

Author Biography:

John Darwin's interest lies in the history of empires, both their rise and fall.He has written extensively on the decline of Britain's empire and teaches imperial and global history at Oxford, where he is a Fellow of Nuffield College. Most recently he is the author of After Tamerlane- The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000, which won the Wolfson History Prize, and The Empire Project- The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970.

Release date Australia

August 1st, 2013

Author

John Darwin

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

16 bw interleaved

Pages

496

Dimensions

129x198x21

ISBN-13

9781846140891

Product ID

20969118

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