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After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.
Editions of The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780224062220
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780712668460
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307388414
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780307268297
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307270283
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A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK
After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.
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A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK
After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997?
History and Archaeology > History > European history
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997?
Piers Brendon
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780224062220) and paperback(ISBN 9780712668460) and paperback(ISBN 9780307388414) and altformat(ISBN 9780307268297) and ebook(ISBN 9780307270283)
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