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Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell Publisher Comments A marvelous tale of an adventurous life of great historical import She has been called the female Lawrence of Arabia, which, while not inaccurate, fails to give Gertrude Bell her due. She was at one time the most powerful woman in the British Empire:... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age by Arthur Herman Publisher Comments In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, bestselling historian Arthur Herman sheds new light on two of the most universally recognizable icons of the twentieth century, and reveals how their forty-year rivalry sealed the fate of India and... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by Piers Brendon Publisher Comments Widely acclaimed in Britain, this vivid and sweeping chronicle traces the small island nation's astonishing growth in the 150 years following the devastating setback it had suffered at the hands of the American colonists in 1781.... (read more) Your price: $15.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Ghosts of Empire: Britain's Legacies in the Modern World by Kwasi Kwarteng Publisher Comments Kwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as British immigrants. He brings a unique perspective and impeccable academic credentials to a narrative history of the... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Hardcover
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Crisis of Empire: Britain and America in the Eighteenth Century by Jeremy Black Publisher Comments Britain and the USA have helped define much of world history in recent centuries, and the relationship between the two is crucial to this history. This book focuses on a key period in their relationship that moulded the character of the British Empire... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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What Life Was Like in the Jewel in the Crown: British India, Ad 1600-1905 by Time Life Publisher Comments Drawing on art, artifacts, and literature that was left behind, these richly illustrated volumes recount captivating tales of everyday life in long-ago vanished worlds.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 (Vintage) by William Dalrymple Publisher Comments In this evocative study of the fall of the Mughal Empire and the beginning of the Raj, award-winning historian William Dalrymple uses previously undiscovered sources to investigate a pivotal moment in history. The last Mughal emperor, Zafar, came to... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by Piers Brendon Publisher Comments A magisterial work of narrative history, hailed in Britain as “the best one-volume account of the British Empire” and “an outstanding book” (The Times Literary Supplement). After the American Revolution, the British Empire... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India by Stanley Wolpert Publisher Comments Britain's precipitous and ill-planned disengagement from India in 1947--condemned as a shameful flight by Winston Churchill--had a truly catastrophic effect on South Asia, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead in its wake and creating a legacy of... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Sport & the Making of Britain by Derek Birley Publisher Comments This lively and stimulating book looks at some of the myths and realities surrounding Britain's legendary enthusiasm for sport; and aims to chronicle how sporting traditions were shaped and how they, in turn, contributed to the shaping of British social... (read more) List Price $30.50 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India by Lawrence James Publisher Comments In less that one hundred years, the British made themselves the masters of India. They ruled for another hundred, leaving behind the independent nations of India and Pakistan when they finally withdrew in 1947. Both nations would owe much to the British... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Churchills: In Love and War by Mary S Lovell Publisher Comments The first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succeeding generations of Churchills sometimes achieved distinction but also included profligates and womanizers, and... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India by Stanley Wolpert Publisher Comments Ranging from the fall of Singapore in 1942 to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, this text provides a vivid behind-the-scenes look at Britain's decision to divest itself from the crown jewel of its empire. Wolpert, a leading authority on Indian... (read more) List Price $90.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Entrepreneurial Politics in Mid-Victorian Britain by G R Searle Publisher Comments Historians have long debated the issue of why Britain did not experience a middle-class revolution. In the mid-Victorian years, in the aftermath of the Great Reform Act and the repeal of the Corn Laws, it seemed that a decisive shift of power from the... (read more) List Price $255.25 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Choose Your Weapons the British Foreigh Secretary by Douglas Hurd Publisher Comments The argument between the noisy popular liberal interventionist approach and the more conservative diplomatic approach concentrating on cooperation between other nations has run for two centuries, and is at the heart of heated discussion on both sides of... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Mutiny and Insurgency in India 1857-58: The British Army in a Bloody Civil War by Tony A Heathcote Synopsis The events of 1857 to 1859 were tragic and momentous. The challenge to British colonial rule was on an unprecedented scale. This book places these grim events into their historical, political and economic contexts. The author's use of sources including... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Charlotte and Lionel: A Rothschild Love Story by Stanley Weintraub Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-306) and index.... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk Publisher Comments A GRIPPING STORY OF IMPERIAL AMBITION, SWASHBUCKLING ADVENTURE, AND THE KAISER'S OWN JIHAD. An acclaimed historian tells, for the first time, the full story of the conspiracy between the Germans and the Turks to unleash a Muslim holy war against the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bates Abyssinian Difficulty by Darrell Bates Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Douglas Corporation Horse Trams by Harry Constantine Your price: $5.25 Used - Pamphlet
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