Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British
by:
Jeremy Paxman (author)
Empire The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. This title describes the selection process for colonial officers, the importance of sport, the sweating domestic life of the colonial officer's wife and...
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Empire The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. This title describes the selection process for colonial officers, the importance of sport, the sweating domestic life of the colonial officer's wife and the crazed end for General Gordon of Khartoum. Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780670919598 (0670919594)
Publish date: June 7th 2012
Publisher: Viking
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
An interesting book about the history of Britain. I had anticipated the worst, which in my case was simple elaboration over well known topics , such as the dumping of convicts on new colonies to name one, and the infamous British attitude towards the native populations of the lands they travelled t...
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