Penguin Celebrations: Empire
Penguin : Penguin Celebrations
Paperback : 06 Sep 2007
£7.99
Synopsis
This astoundingly successful, superbly reviewed book vividly recreates the excitement, brutality and adventure of the British Empire. Ferguson's most revolutionary and popular work, Empire is a major reinterpretation of the British Empire as one of the world's greatest modernising forces. It shows on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the 19th Century spearheaded real globalisation with steampower, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries and millions of settlers.Reviews
» Submit a reviewCritic Review:
‘A brilliant book … full of energy, imagination and curiosity’
Evening Standard
‘A remarkably readable précis of the whole British imperial story – triumphs, deceits, decencies, kindnesses, cruelties and all’
Jan Morris
‘Dazzling … wonderfully readable’
New York Review of Books
‘Empire is a pleasure to read and brims with insights and intelligence’
Sunday Times
‘An enormous saga … crammed with the kind of anecdotes that leave the reader wanting more’
Sunday Herald
Product details
Format : Paperback
ISBN: 9780141035260
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 448
Published : 06 Sep 2007
Publisher : Penguin
Penguin Celebrations: Empire
£7.99
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