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Autore |
Lloyd Trevor |
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Titolo |
Empire : the history of the British Empire / / Trevor Lloyd |
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London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Hambledon and London, , 2001 |
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©2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-30960-9 |
9786612309601 |
0-8264-2171-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Great Britain Colonies History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1 Settling by the Seashore; 2 War with France; 3 First Moves Inland; 4 The Only Empire in the World; 5 Pause and Expand; 6 The Too Vast Orb; 7 The Two World Wars; 8 Towards Decolonisation; 9 After Empire; Notes; Further Reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For almost two hundred years, Britain dominated the world, its naval supremacy enabling it to acquire a vast empire. A dwindling economy, and the cost of two world wars, saw this once-mighty empire crumble, giving in the process independence to nearly all of its dominions. This work offers an account of this extraordinary rise and fall. |
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