The New A-Z of Empire: A Concise Handbook of British Imperial History

by C. Brad Faught

Book Overview

The British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global player. "A New A-Z of Empire" catches the current burgeoning interest in empires and covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845118715
• ISBN13: 9781845118716
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"