The Great Defiance: How World Took On British Empire David Veevers Ebury Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

The Story Of British Empire Is A Familiar One: Britain Came It Saw Conquered Forging Glorious World Upon Which Sun Never Set In Fact Far From Being Tale Single Nation Imposing Its Will Found Itself Reshaped By Tenacious Resistance Powerful Indigenous And Non-European People Encountered Ill-Advised Ventures Ireland To Failure Curtail North African Corsair States All Way Collapse Commercial Operations East Asia Attempts Create An Imperial Enterprise Often Ended Embarrassment Even Disaster This Book David Veevers Looks Beyond Myths Triumph Into Realities Misadventures Early Days Meeting Extraordinary Across Who Were Real Forces Be Reckoned With Emperors Determined Expansion English India Company West Kings Resisted Entreaties Terms Lucrative Slave Trade Paramount Chiefs America Fought Expunge European Their Homelands Great Defiance Retells Perspective Held Fate Hands Σελίδες: 528 Διαστάσεις: 12 5X12 5Cm