The second British Empire : in the crucible of the twentieth century /

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At its peak, the British Empire spanned the world and linked diverse populations in a vast network of exchange that spread people, wealth, commodities, cultures, and ideas around the globe. At the turn of the twentieth century, this empire, which made Britain one of the premier global superpowers, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parsons, Timothy, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
Colección:Critical issues in world and international history.
Temas:
Commonwealth
Imperialism > History.
Impérialisme > Histoire.
HISTORY > World.
British colonies.
Imperialism.
Imperialismus
Kolonie
Kulturaustausch
Nationalstaat
Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Commonwealth countries > History.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire.
Pays du Commonwealth > Histoire.
Commonwealth countries.
Großbritannien
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:At its peak, the British Empire spanned the world and linked diverse populations in a vast network of exchange that spread people, wealth, commodities, cultures, and ideas around the globe. At the turn of the twentieth century, this empire, which made Britain one of the premier global superpowers, appeared invincible and eternal. This compelling book reveals, however, that it was actually remarkably fragile. Noted historian Timothy H. Parsons uses vivid detail to tell the story of how Africans, Asians, Arabs, and West Indians brought about the unexpected demise of the seemingly invincible and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 271 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-264) and index.
ISBN:9781442235298
1442235292

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