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Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
paperback
Published:
1 December, 2004
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780141007540 |
| ISBN10 | 0141007540 |
| Number Of Pages | 448 |
| Item Weight | 360 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 30 x 196 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 01 |
Media Reviews
Dazzling ... wonderfully readable * New York Review of Books *
A remarkably readable precis of the whole British imperial story - triumphs, deceits, decencies, kindnesses, cruelties and all -- Jan Morris
Thrilling ... an extraordinary story * Daily Mail *
Empire is a pleasure to read and brims with insights and intelligence * Sunday Times *
The most brilliant British historian of his generation ... Ferguson examines the roles of 'pirates, planters, missionaries, mandarins, bankers and bankrupts' in the creation of history's largest empire ... he writes with splendid panache ... and a seemingly effortless, debonair wit -- Andrew Roberts
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Author's Bio
Niall Ferguson is one of Britain's most renowned historians. He is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a senior fellow of the Center for European Studies at Harvard University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His books include The House of Rothschild, Empire, The War of the World, The Ascent of Money, The Great Degeneration and Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist. His many prizes include the Benjamin Franklin Prize for Public Service (2010), the Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2012) and the Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism (2013).