Impero. Come la Gran Bretagna ha fatto il mondo moderno
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9788804526704 (880452670X)
Publish date: January 1st 2007
Publisher: Mondadori
Pages no: 450
Edition language: Italian
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Economics,
Culture,
Politics,
India,
European History,
World History
only a few non-fiction writers can put out four full books on varying topics that are all brilliant? Ferguson--at his best--is hypnotic; at his worst (his economic books?), he seems to just be creating long lists of phenomenon. EMPIRE and [b:Civilization|357636|Civilization and Its Discontents|Sigmu...
I swear I will write a proper review as soon as possible.Good but extremely partial book.Ferguson did his homework and reveals a good deal of interesting stuff on the rise and fall of the British Empire.However, the author does indulge way too much in justifying British colonialism.Take the episode ...
This book is brilliant. I first learnt of the author, Professor Niall Ferguson, when I watched the series called 'The Ascent of Money' and then read the book that the series was based upon. So, when I saw this book in the bookstore it was an automatic purchase. Like 'The Ascent of Money' Professor ...
15 years ago
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