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Empire
The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global PowerBy Niall FergusonNarrated by Sean Barrett
Length15h 11m
About this audiobook
The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to global domination ever achieved. The world we know today is in large measure the product of Britain’s age of empire. The global spread of capitalism, telecommunications, the English language, and the institutions of representative government—all these can be traced back to the extraordinary expansion of Britain’s economy, population, and culture from the seventeenth century until the mid-twentieth. On a vast and vividly colored canvas, Empire shows how the British Empire acted as midwife to modernity.
Displaying the originality and rigor that have made him the brightest light among British historians, Ferguson shows that far from being a subject for nostalgia, the story of the Empire is pregnant with lessons for the world today—in particular for the United States as it stands on the brink of a new kind of imperial power. A dazzling tour de force, Empire is a remarkable reappraisal of the prizes and pitfalls of global empire.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length15 hrs 11 mins
Narrated bySean Barrett
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateFeb 27, 2018
LanguageEnglish
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