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Empire

How Britain made the modern world

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Niall Ferguson recreates the excitement, brutality and adventure of the British Empire, showing on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the 19th century spearheaded real globalization with steampower, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries and millions of settlers.

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Empire, Niall Ferguson

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Title
Empire
Subtitle
How Britain made the modern world
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin Books
Released
2004
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
0141007540
ISBN13
9780141007540
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First published
2003
Original title
Empire
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Niall Ferguson recreates the excitement, brutality and adventure of the British Empire, showing on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the 19th century spearheaded real globalization with steampower, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries and millions of settlers.