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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997
Piers Brendon
出版Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008-10-28
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / CivilizationBiography & Autobiography / Historical
ISBN03072702899780307270283
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=NnSn4TwzubsC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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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.