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Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age
by Arthur Herman  
Powells.com Staff Pick An ambitious and masterful work of history, Herman's sweeping narrative details the 40-year rivalry between two incredible figures. Recommended by Chandler, Powells.com...
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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
by Lawrence James Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references and index....
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Oxford History of the British Empire #01: The Origins of Empire: British Overseas Enterprise to the Close of the Seventeenth Century
by Nicholas Canny Publisher Comments A five-volume comprehensive assessment of the British Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. Written by international experts, Volume I explains how and why Britain became involved with transoceanic...
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Empire : the Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power (02 Edition)
by Niall Ferguson Publisher Comments This grand narrative history of the world's first experiment in globalization offers lessons for an ever-expanding American Empire--from England's most talented young historian....
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The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Birth of the Pax Americana
by Peter Clarke Publisher Comments A sweeping, brilliantly vivid history of the sudden end of the British Empire and the moment when America became a world superpower—published on the sixtieth anniversary of Britain’s withdrawal from Palestine. “I have not become the...
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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
by Arthur Herman
Publisher Comments To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how Britain's Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to power unprecedented in history. From its beginnings under Henry VIII and adventurers like John Hawkins and Francis Drake, the Royal Navy toppled one...
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Edge of Empire: Lives, Culture, and Conquest in the East, 1750-1850
by Maya Jasanoff Publisher Comments In this imaginative book, Maya Jasanoff uncovers the extraordinary stories of collectors who lived on the frontiers of the British Empire in India and Egypt, tracing their exploits to tell an intimate history of imperialism. Jasanoff delves beneath the...
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Dawning of the Raj: The Life and Trials of Warren Hastings
by Jeremy Bernstein Publisher Comments Nothing in the history of empires is stranger than the creation of British rule in India....
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Storm and Conquest: The Clash of Empires in the Eastern Seas, 1809
by Stephen Taylor Publisher Comments The Indian Ocean was the final battleground for Englands navy. At stake was Britains commercial lifeline to India and its strategic capacity to wage war in Europe. The focus of these battles was a tiny French outpost in mid-ocean--the island known as...
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Rise & Fall of the British Empire
by Lawrence James Publisher Comments A history of British expansions overseas from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. 16pp b/w illus....
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Evil Empire: 101 Ways That Britain Ruined the World
by Steven A Grasse Publisher Comments They invented slums. They invented child labor. They put Saddam Hussein in power. They burned Joan of Arc at the stake, and they enslaved the globe to get their tea fix. We're talking about England, of course, and the terrible evils they've set loose on...
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Conservative Party Leadership of John Ma
by Timothy Heppell Book News Annotation Heppell (British politics, U. of Huddersfield, Britain) explains why the predictions of perpetual rule by the Conservative Party after its unprecedented fourth consecutive General Election victory in April 1992 proved wrong. Between then and its worst...
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Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives
by Katie Hickman Publisher Comments In an absorbing mixture of poignant biography and wonderfully entertaining social history, Daughters of Britannia offers the story of diplomatic life as it has never been told before. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Vita Sackville-West and Lady Diana Cooper...
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Betty Boothroyd the Autobiography
by Betty Boothroyd Publisher Comments The enormous respect and affection of the British public for Betty Boothroyd has its roots in a strong belief in what she stands for—fair play, an unshakeable sense of honor, and a passionate belief in the sovereignty of Parliament. This is a...
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Things Can Only Get Better Eighteen Mise
by John Ofarrell Publisher Comments Politicians, believe it or not, "do" have a sense of humour, and to prove it, this is the hilarious personal account of a Labour supporter's miserable eighteen years under a Tory government. The book has been shortlisted for Best Political Book of the...
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Issues in British Politics
by Colin Pilkington Publisher Comments This book provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the key political issues in Britain and their impact on the electoral and policy process. The author concentrates on those issues that have won and lost elections in recent years--taxation,...
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Magna Carta
by Claire Breay Synopsis "Magna Carta" is one of the most celebrated documents in English history and one of the most popular exhibits at The British Library. This work explores the context in which it was issued to discover what it really meant to its creators and how it came...
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Women of the Raj: The Mothers, Wives, and Daughters of the British Empire in India
by Margaret Macmillan Publisher Comments From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Paris 1919" and "Nixon and Mao" comes this fascinating glimpse of women and Empire in 19th- and 20th-century India. Illustrated....
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Captives: Britain, Empire, and the World, 1600-1850
by Linda Colley Publisher Comments In this path-breaking book Linda Colley reappraises the rise of the biggest empire in global history. Excavating the lives of some of the multitudes of Britons held captive in the lands their own rulers sought to conquer, Colley also offers an intimate...
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Liberalism and Empire: a Study in Nineteenth-century British Liberal Thought
by Uday Singh Mehta Publisher Comments We take liberalism to be a set of ideas committed to political rights and self-determination, yet it also served to justify an empire built on political domination. Uday Mehta argues that imperialism, far from contradicting liberal tenets, in fact...
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