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Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order
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Ferguson's most revolutionary and popular work, this is a major reinterpretation of the British Empire as one of the world's greatest modernising forces.
Based on the Channel Four series that will be aired simultaneously with the book, it shows on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the 19th century spearheaded real globalisation with steam power, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries, and millions of settlers.
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- Jean-sebastien Goyette
- 01/12/2011
Fantastic introduction to the British empire
This is an ideal book for anybody interested in understanding the rise and fall of the British empire. Although it covers centuries of history, it transitions from eras and countries very well and leaves us wanting to know more (but in a good way).
The author gives a great performance with gives it a sincere angle as we detect passion and even sarcasm in some sections.
I'm looking forward to reading other books from Niall Ferguson.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20/02/2012
Ferguson should narrate all his books.
What made the experience of listening to Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order the most enjoyable?
I have seen the TV series and this is a nice recap. Although abridged from the book (was based on the series), it does provide some perspective for comparison of e British Empire with the alternatives, pointing out that
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
The author-narrator's enthusiasm.
What about Niall Ferguson’s performance did you like?
His confidence in his work.
If you could give Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order a new subtitle, what would it be?
The original from the book: How Britain made the Modern World.
Any additional comments?
Superb.
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- Koen
- 19/09/2016
Disturbingly pro Empire
The author sounds disturbingly pro Empire: reminiscing its greatness, explaining away its atrocities with on-the-other-hand...