BOOKS
James, Lawrence.
The rise and fall of the British Empire.
London, The Folio Society, 2006
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Bound, decorated cloth with slipcase, xxi+745pp., 18x26cm., richly illustr. in col. and b/w., in very good condition (slipcase and binding with light traces of use, spine slighly discolorated, name and date in pencil on first page). .
Itemnummer 15871 
Great Britain's geopolitical role in the global scheme of things has undergone many radical changes over the last four centuries. Once a maritime superpower and ruler of half the world, Britain's current position as an isolated, economically fragile island squabbling with her European neighbours often seems difficult to accept, if not comprehend. Spanning four centuries and six continents, Lawrence James' work examines the imperial experience and its legacy.