The second British Empire : in the crucible of the twentieth century / Timothy H. Parsons.

At its peak, the British Empire spanned the world and linked diverse populations in a vast network of exchange that spread people, wealth, commodities, cultures, and ideas around the globe. At the turn of the twentieth century, this empire, which made Britain one of the premier global superpowers, a...

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Main Author: Parsons, Timothy, 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
Series:Critical issues in world and international history.
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