Empire: The History of the British Empire - Couverture rigide

Lloyd, Trevor

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1852852593 ISBN 13 : 9781852852597

Editeur : Hambledon Continuum, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Lloyd Trevor

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

For almost two hundred years Britain dominated the world, its naval supremacy enabling it to acquire a vast empire, including India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and much of Africa. Although it could not prevent its American colonies from becoming independent, its industrial and commercial power helped it to keep its scattered possessions under control, while a small army was sufficient to put down native rebellions in the absence of the involvement of oher Euroean states. A dwindling economy, and the cost of two world wars, saw this once-mighty empire crumble, giving in the process independence to nearly all of its dominions in the years after 1945. Empire is a succinct and highly readable account of this extraordinary rise and fall.

Biographie de l'auteur

Trevor Lloyd is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Toronto.'

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hambledon Continuum
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1852852593
• ISBN 13: 9781852852597
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256