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Jeremy Paxman's history of the British Empire accompanied by a flagship 5-part BBC TV series The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It affects everything, from Prime Ministers' decisions to send troops to war to the adventurers we admire. From the sports we think we're good at to the architecture of our buildings; the way we travel to the way we trade; the hopeless losers we will on, and the food we hunger for, the empire is never very far away. In this acute and witty analysis, Jeremy Paxman goes to the very heart of empire. As he describes the selection process for colonial officers ('intended to weed out the cad, the feeble and the too clever') the importance of sport, the sweating domestic life of the colonial officer's wife ('the challenge with cooking meat was to grasp the fleeting moment between toughness and putrefaction when the joint may possibly prove eatable ') and the crazed end for General Gordon of Khartoum, Paxman brings brilliantly to life the tragedy and comedy of Empire and reveals its profound and lasting effect on our nation and ourselves.

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Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-13
9780670919598
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Author
Jeremy Paxman
Publication Name
Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
368 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
255g

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Jeremy Paxman
Genre
Humor
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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by carolegosling6807 Jan, 2013
Good read. and value for money
Paxman is a man that tells things as they are, I enjoyed reading this book like most of his booka it didn't disapoint.

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