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With the return of Hong Kong to the Chinese government in 1997, the empire that had lasted three hundred years and "upon which the sun never set" finally lost its hold on the world and slipped into history. But the question of how we understand the British Empire--its origins, nature, purpose,
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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White wash
Ornamentalism: How the British saw their Empire David Cannadine 288pp, Allen Lane, £16.99 Buy it at a discount at BOL One of the peculiarities of the British vision of their past is that they learn about Britain and the British Empire from different ... (read full critics)
guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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- English Books
- Paperback 288 Pages
- ISBN-10: 019515794X
- ISBN-13: 9780195157949
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Pub date: Dec 05, 2002
- Dimensions: 1226 mm x 968 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover and eBook
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Oh! What a lovely empire
Ornamentalism: How the British saw their Empire David Cannadine Allen Lane £16.99, pp288 Buy it at a discount at BOL We are, according to The Observer's correspondent George Orwell, 'the most class-ridden society under the sun', a nation of snobs for ... (read full critics)