| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780312169855 | | Publisher: St. Martin's Press | | Publish Date: 9/1/1997 | | Buy.com Sku: 30046054 | | Item#: RYSRJJ | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9.25H x 6L x 1.75T |
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| | | For the first time, James' extraordinarily thorough, brilliantly researched and critically lauded history of the British Empire is available in paperback. Spanning the years from 1600 to the present, this comprehensive and perceptive volume combines detailed scholarship with readable popular history to provide "a reliable, well-balanced and well-written account that should enlighten and entertain" ("Washington Post Book World"). of photos.
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A comprehensive account of Britain's imperial experience, by an acclaimed Scottish historian. James describes Britain's rise to international dominance as a naval power, and shows how control of the seas--considered essential for the protection of the island nation's sovereignty and commerce--led inevitably to the establishment of trading posts and colonies abroad.
| PraisePublishers Weekly
"A sprawling and complex subject handled with admirable style and selectivity." |
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