Empire: what ruling the world did to the British
by Paxman, Jeremy 1950-.
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BookPublisher: Viking 2011ISBN: 9780670919574; 0670919578.Classification number: 909.0971 PAXSubject(s): Great Britain -- Colonies -- History | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Ethnic relations | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Social life and customsSubject: The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It affects everything, from Prime Ministers' decisions to send troops to war to the adventurers we admire. In this acute and witty analysis, Jeremy Paxman goes to the very heart of empire.
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| 909 WIT A disastrous history of the world: chronicles of war, earthquake, plague and flood | 909.0492 SCH The story of the Jews: finding the words | 909.0971 HUN Ten cities that made an empire | 909.0971 PAX Empire: what ruling the world did to the British | 909.0982 WIN Atlantic : a vast ocean of a million stories / | 909.4 FER 1492: the year our world began | 909.824 SEB 1946: the making of the modern world |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It affects everything, from Prime Ministers' decisions to send troops to war to the adventurers we admire. In this acute and witty analysis, Jeremy Paxman goes to the very heart of empire.
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