|
|
Please Wait. Checking Prices.....
Compare Book Prices and get the Cheapest UK Price for
'A History of Britain III: The Fate of Empire 1776-2001' by Simon Schama. |
Are our stores safe?
Before we add any store to our price scanning software we
carefully check that is a reliable and safe retailer. All our stores use secure
socket layer (SSL) technology to prevent your credit card information from
being stolen. They are also all members of major affiliate networks and have
reasonable trading, returns and privacy policies. You can buy with confidence
at any of the stores we check.
|
| Description | 'While Britain was losing an empire, it was finding itself...' The compelling opening words to this volume, The Fate of the Empire, set the tone and agenda for the final stage of Simon Schama's epic voyage around Britain, her people and her past. Spanning two centuries, crossing the breadth of the empire and covering a vast expanse of topics - from the birth of feminism to the fate of freedom - he explores the forces that shaped British culture and character from 1776 to 2000. The story opens on the eve of a bloody revolution, but not a British one. The French Revolution's spirit of fiery defiance and Romantic idealism sparked off a round of radical revolts and reforms that gathered momentum over the coming century - from the Irish Rebellion to the Chartist Petition. How could the world's first industrial society come through its growing pains without falling apart in social and political conflict? Would the machine age destroy or strengthen the institutions that held Britain together? And if the British Empire helped to make Britain stable and rich, did it live up to its promise to help the ruled as well as the rulers? Amidst the military and economic shocks and traumas of the 20th century, and through the voices of Churchill, Orwell and H. G. Wells, The Fate of the Empire asks the question that is still with us - is the immense weight of our history a blessing or a curse, a gift or a millstone around the neck of our future? It is a vast, compelling epic, made more so by the lively storytelling and big, bold characters at the heart of the action. Schama also exposes the grand illusions that cost untold lives when India's viceroys let millions of starving Indians die. Why? What went wrong with the liberal dream? The answers emerge in The Fate of Empire, which reveals the living ideals of Britain's long history, 'a history that tied together social justice with bloody-minded liberty'. | | Release Date | 2003 | | Author | Simon Schama | | Format | Dimensions 15.3x24.0x3.4 cm
490 pages
book | | Publisher | Random House | | Subject(s) | History / Europe / Great Britain / General
History / Europe / Ireland |
Where delivery prices can be checked live they are. If this is not possible then our most recent record of the stores standard UK delivery is used. These are updated regularly. All prices are meant as a guide and are in no way legally binding.
|
|
Last Updated
02/05/2024 at 04:00. |
|
|
|
