The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997
, by Brendon, PiersNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780307388414 | 0307388417
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 2/9/2010
After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife.The Decline and Fall of the British Empirecovers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.