The British Empire was the creation of a tremendous outpouring of energy and opportunism, when the British were at their most self-confident, and the wealth they gathered was prodigious. At its heart lay a sense of the rectitude of the British way of life, meted out to vast swathes of the rest of the world without let or hindrance. Yet, as this book shows, the empire was not fo...(展开全部)

A history of the British Empire told through twenty meals eaten around the world In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through twenty meals over the course of 450 years, from the Far East to the New World, Collingham explains how Africans taught Americans how to grow...(展开全部)

A history of the British Empire told through twenty meals eaten around the world In The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through twenty meals over the course of 450 years, from the Far East to the New World, Collingham explains how Africans taught Americans how to grow...(展开全部)

The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how criticisms of the legacy of the British Empire are, in part, criticisms of the reality of American power today. He emphasizes the prominence of imperial rule in history and in the world today, and the selective way in which certain countries...(展开全部)

The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how criticisms of the legacy of the British Empire are, in part, criticisms of the reality of American power today. He emphasizes the prominence of imperial rule in history and in the world today, and the selective way in which certain countries...(展开全部)

This book explores the theme of violence, repression and atrocity in imperial and colonial empires, as well as its representations and memories, from the late eighteenth through to the twentieth century. It examines the wide variety of violent means by which colonies and empire were maintained in the modern era, the politics of repression and the violent structures inherent in ...(展开全部)

This book explores the theme of violence, repression and atrocity in imperial and colonial empires, as well as its representations and memories, from the late eighteenth through to the twentieth century. It examines the wide variety of violent means by which colonies and empire were maintained in the modern era, the politics of repression and the violent structures inherent in ...(展开全部)

This book tells the story of the Jewish community, of its individuals and its groups, who contributed to the First World War. It describes the experiences of some of those who served and the impact th

[ 英] 布赖恩·莱弗里（ Brian Lavery ）,享誉盛名的海洋历史学家，英国国家海事博物馆名誉馆长。 布赖恩·莱弗里就读于爱丁堡大学，他不到 30 岁开始写作，至今著有 30多部海洋史著作。他曾担任英国广播电台历史最悠久的“时代瞭望”节目（ BBC ：Timewatch ），以及热播纪录片“海洋帝国”系列（ BBC ：Empire of the Seas ）的学术顾问。 布赖恩·莱弗里的代表作有《征服海洋》《航行： 5000 年海洋探险史》《海洋帝国》，其中《海洋帝国》为 BBC 热播同名纪录片的配套作品，荣登《星期日泰晤士报》畅销榜前列。

[ 英] 布赖恩·莱弗里（ Brian Lavery ）,享誉盛名的海洋历史学家，英国国家海事博物馆名誉馆长。 布赖恩·莱弗里就读于爱丁堡大学，他不到 30 岁开始写作，至今著有 30多部海洋史著作。他曾担任英国广播电台历史最悠久的“时代瞭望”节目（ BBC ：Timewatch ），以及热播纪录片“海洋帝国”系列（ BBC ：Empire of the Seas ）的学术顾问。 布赖恩·莱弗里的代表作有《征服海洋》《航行： 5000 年海洋探险史》《海洋帝国》，其中《海洋帝国》为 BBC 热播同名纪录片的配套作品，荣登《星期日泰晤士报》畅销榜前列。