Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
Author(s): Niall Ferguson
Intends to reinterpret the British Empire as one of the world's greatest modernising forces. This book shows how the British Empire in the 19th Century spearheaded real globalisation with steampower, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries and millions of settlers.
Product Information
Niall Ferguson is Professor of Political and Financial History at the University of Oxford. He is the author of THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD, THE PITY OF WAR and THE CASH NEXUS, all books published by Penguin.
General Fields
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- : pengui
- : pengui
- : 0.232
- : 09 January 2003
- : 143mm X 109mm X 35mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Niall Ferguson
- : Audio cassette
- : Unabridged
- : 909.0971241081
- : 4
