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Empire the Rise and demise of the British world order and the lessons for global power
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Title
Empire [electronic resource] : the Rise and demise of the British world order and the lessons for global power / Niall Ferguson.
ISBN
9780465013104 (electronic bk.)
0465013104 (electronic bk.)
Published
New York : Basic Books, 2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Access is available to the Yale community.
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Summary
A splendid history ... If Americans want to be convinced of the benefits of empire, as well as apprised of its costs, they need merely pick up Ferguson's dazzling book.- Weekly Standard.
Other formats
Print version: Ferguson, Niall Empire : The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power New York : Basic Books, c2008
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 03, 2013
Contents
Introduction; 1 Why Britain?; 2 White Plague; 3 The Mission; 4 Heaven's Breed; 5 Maxim Force; 6 Empire for Sale; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Illustration Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index;
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Electronic books.
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