A History of Britain: Fate of Empire 1776-2001 v. 3: The Fate of Empire 1776-2000 by schama-simon

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

The Bodley Head, 2009. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,800grams, ISBN:9781847920140

London: Bodley Head, 2009. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Feels unread but has some minor foxing to the first page. While Britain was losing an empire, it was finding itself... The compelling opening words to 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. he story opens on the eve of a bloody revolution, but not a British one. The French Revolution never quite crossed the Channel, though its spirit of fiery defiance and Romantic idealism did, sparking off a round of radical revolts and reforms that gathered momentum over the coming century from the Irish Rebellion to the Chartist Petition. The great question of the Victorian century was how the… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; <p>Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University. His award-winning books, translated into fifteen languages, include <i>Citizens,</i> <i>Landscape and Memory, Rembrandt's

Paperback / softback. New. Asks crucial questions about the nature of empire, journeying from celebrations of industrial and imperialist power at the Great Exhibition, to the catastrophic Irish potato famine and the Indian Mutiny. Alongside flamboyant heroes, like Nelson and Churchill, the author also recalls unsung heroines and virtually unknown enemies.

Vintage, 2009. Paperback. New. 448 pages. 9.21x6.02x1.69 inches.

Bodley Head, 2009-11-05. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!