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London, Jonathan Cape. 2007. First edition, first printing; 8vo; original boards and dust jacket. Signed on the title page by the author. The British Empire grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire has ever seen - a quarter of the earth was painted red on the map. As Brendon shows in this original book, the British created a weak empire. From a tiny island base, it was run on a shoestring with the help of local elites. Its industrial and technological advantages soon eroded and many fought it. Furthermore, the British Empire enshrined a belief in freedom that fatally undermined it. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0224062220.

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