The decline and fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Piers Brendon.
• Other Names: Brendon, Piers
• Contents: The world that turned upside down: The American Revolution and slave trade -- An English barrack in the Oriental seas: Britannia's Indian Empire -- Exempt from the disaster of caste: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand -- To stop is dangerous, to recede, ruin: The Far East and Afghanistan -- Sacred wrath: Irish famine and Indian mutiny -- Spread the peaceful gospel -- with the Maxim gun: Towards conquest in Africa -- A magnificent empire under the British flag: Cape to Cairo -- Barbarian thundering at the frontiers: The Boer War and the Indian Raj -- The empire, right or wrong: Flanders, Iraq, Gallipoli, and Vimy Ridge -- Aflame with the hope of liberation: Ireland and the Middle East -- Englishmen like posing as gods: West and East -- White mates black in a very few moves: Kenya and the Sudan -- Spinning the destiny of India: The route to independence -- That is the end of the British Empire: Singapore and Burma -- The aim of labour is to save the empire: Ceylon and Malaya -- A golden bowl full of scorpions: The Holy Land -- The destruction of national will: Suez invasion and Aden evacuation -- Renascent Africa: The Gold Coast of Africa and Nigeria -- Uhuru -- freedom: Kenya and the Mau Mau -- Kith and kin: Rhodesia and the Central African Federation -- Rocks and islands: The West Indies and Cyprus -- All our pomp of yesterday: The Falklands and Hong Kong.
• Publisher Details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 786 pages, [24] pages of plates), illustrations, color maps
• Subjects: 909.0971241; HISTORY / Modern / General; Imperialism -- History; HISTORY -- World; Civilization; British colonies; Imperialism; HISTORY / Europe / Ireland; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Commonwealth countries -- History; Great Britain -- Civilization; Commonwealth countries; Great Britain; Electronic books; History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780307270283; 0307270289; 9781409077961; 1409077969
• Related ISBNs: 9780307388414; 0307388417
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 665-759) and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.