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BRENDON, PIERS The Decline and Fall of the British Empire 1781-1997.
London, Jonathan Cape. 2007. First edition, first printing; 8vo; original boards and dust jacket. Signed on the title page by the author. The British Empire grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire has ever seen - a quarter of the earth was painted red on the map. As Brendon shows in this original book, the British created a weak empire. From a tiny island base, it was run on a shoestring with the help of local elites. Its industrial and technological advantages soon eroded and many fought it. Furthermore, the British Empire enshrined a belief in freedom that fatally undermined it. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0224062220.
Offered for GBP 55.00 = appr. US$ 89.98 by: York Modern Books - Book number: 1467