The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War, Paperback

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As we mark the centenary of the end of World War One, this astonishing book collects over five hundred remarkable photographs and rarely seen mater...

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This book is about a single, serpentine fact: late in 1976 a record called 'Anarchy in the UK' was issued in London, and this event launched a tran...

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In the 1930s, British colonial officials introduced drama performances, broadcasting services, and publication bureaus into Africa under the rubric...

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The nineteenth century is too often invoked as moment where Britain alone exerted global dominance, without the need for European collaboration. Th...

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