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Pax Britannica: Climax of an Empire - Jan Morris
Pax Britannica: Climax of an Empire
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The centerpiece of the Pax Britannica trilogy captures the British Empire at its height, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. This festival celebrated the imperial strength, unity and splendor of an empire on which "the sun never set." Morris describes this volume as "a historical... show more
The centerpiece of the Pax Britannica trilogy captures the British Empire at its height, the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. This festival celebrated the imperial strength, unity and splendor of an empire on which "the sun never set." Morris describes this volume as "a historical travel book." It portrays the British imposing their traditions, ideals on diverse subject nations of the world."Extraordinary! Morris gives a vivid sense of what the Empire felt like. Everything is here, in brilliant prose, and finely evoked." (The Baltimore Sun)
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780156028011 (0156028018)
ASIN: 156028018
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 552
Edition language: English
Series: The Pax Britannica Trilogy (#2)
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