The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

出版者:Vintage

作者:Piers Brendon

页数:848

出版时间:2010-2-9

价格:USD 20.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780307388414

图书标签:历史英国政治史撰t英国

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.