Empire - by Niall Ferguson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This grand narrative history of the world's first experiment in globalization offers lessons for an ever-expanding American Empire--from England's most talented young historian.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A bestselling historian shows how the British Empire created the modern world, in a book lauded as a rattling good tale (<i>Wall Street Journal</i>) and popular history at its best (<i>Washington Post)</i></b> <p/> The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to global domination ever achieved. The world we know today is in large measure the product of Britain's Age of Empire. The global spread of capitalism, telecommunications, the English language, and institutions of representative government -- all these can be traced back to the extraordinary expansion of Britain's economy, population and culture from the seventeenth century until the mid-twentieth. On a vast and vividly colored canvas, <i>Empire</i> shows how the British Empire acted as midwife to modernity. <p/> Displaying the originality and rigor that have made Niall Ferguson one of the world's foremost historians, <i>Empire </i>is a dazzling tour de force -- a remarkable reappraisal of the prizes and pitfalls of global empire.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>A <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book</b><br><br>A concise and lucid exposition...Popular history at its best.--<i><b>Washington Post</b></i><br><br>An entertaining, engaging romp through four centuries of British imperialism.--<i><b>Los Angeles Times</b></i><br><br>Ferguson...is a wonderfully fluent writer, weaving telling details and vivid anecdotes seamlessly into his narrative.--<i><b>New York Times</b></i><br><br>Fluently written, engaging...<i>Empire </i>is a model of how to do popular history.--<i><b>The Economist</b></i><br><br>Scrupulous scholarship [and] a rattling good tale.--<i><b>Wall Street Journal</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Niall Ferguson</b> is one of the world's most renowned historians and author of numerous books, including <i>The Square and the Tower, The Ascent of Money</i>, and <i>Civilization</i>. He is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing.
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