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- 2008014192 abstract "After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared doomed. But over the next 150 years it grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire the world has ever seen--from Canada to Australia to China, India, and Egypt--seven times larger than the Roman Empire at its apogee. Yet it was also fundamentally weak, as Piers Brendon shows in this panoramic chronicle. Run from a tiny island base, it operated on a shoestring with the help of local elites. It enshrined a belief in freedom that would fatally undermine its authority. Spread too thin, and facing wars, economic crises, and domestic discord, the empire would vanish almost as quickly as it appeared. Within a generation, it collapsed, sometimes amid bloodshed, leaving unfinished business in Rhodesia, the Falklands, and Hong Kong. Above all, it left a contested legacy: at best, a sporting spirit, a legal code, and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife.--From publisher description.".
- 2008014192 contributor B11087924.
- 2008014192 coverage "Commonwealth countries History.".
- 2008014192 coverage "Great Britain Civilization.".
- 2008014192 coverage "Great Britain Colonies History.".
- 2008014192 created "2008.".
- 2008014192 date "2008".
- 2008014192 date "2008.".
- 2008014192 dateCopyrighted "2008.".
- 2008014192 description "After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared doomed. But over the next 150 years it grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire the world has ever seen--from Canada to Australia to China, India, and Egypt--seven times larger than the Roman Empire at its apogee. Yet it was also fundamentally weak, as Piers Brendon shows in this panoramic chronicle. Run from a tiny island base, it operated on a shoestring with the help of local elites. It enshrined a belief in freedom that would fatally undermine its authority. Spread too thin, and facing wars, economic crises, and domestic discord, the empire would vanish almost as quickly as it appeared. Within a generation, it collapsed, sometimes amid bloodshed, leaving unfinished business in Rhodesia, the Falklands, and Hong Kong. Above all, it left a contested legacy: at best, a sporting spirit, a legal code, and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife.--From publisher description.".
- 2008014192 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [665]-759) and index.".
- 2008014192 extent "xxii, 786 p., [24] p. of plates :".
- 2008014192 identifier "0307268292".
- 2008014192 identifier "9780307268297".
- 2008014192 identifier 2008014192-b.html.
- 2008014192 identifier 2008014192-d.html.
- 2008014192 identifier 2008014192-s.html.
- 2008014192 identifier 2008014192-t.html.
- 2008014192 issued "2008".
- 2008014192 issued "2008.".
- 2008014192 language "eng".
- 2008014192 publisher "New York : Alfred A. Knopf,".
- 2008014192 spatial "Commonwealth countries History.".
- 2008014192 spatial "Great Britain Civilization.".
- 2008014192 spatial "Great Britain Colonies History.".
- 2008014192 subject "909.0971241 22".
- 2008014192 subject "Commonwealth (Organization) History.".
- 2008014192 subject "DA16 .B675 2008".
- 2008014192 subject "Imperialism History.".
- 2008014192 title "The decline and fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 / Piers Brendon.".
- 2008014192 type "text".