Imperial Meridian
| Author | : C. A. Bayly |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2016-09-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317870678 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317870670 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (670 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Imperial Meridian by : C. A. Bayly
Download or read book Imperial Meridian written by C. A. Bayly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-17 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this impressive and ambitious survey Dr Bayly studies the rise, apogee and decline of what has come to be called `the Second British Empire' -- the great expansion of British dominion overseas (particularly in Asia and the Middle East) during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era that, coming between the loss of America and the subsequent partition of Africa, constitutes the central phase of British imperial history.
