| Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire Contributor(s): Morris, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156028018 ISBN-13: 9780156028011 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901) - History | World - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 909.097 |
| LCCN: 79024725 |
| Series: Helen & Kurt Wolff Book |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 5.54" W x 8.49" (1.52 lbs) 552 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This centerpiece of the trilogy captures the British at the height of their vigor and self-satisfaction, imposing their traditions and tastes, their idealists and rascals, on diverse peoples of the world. Index. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book |
Contributor Bio(s): Morris, Jan: - Jan Morris served as an intelligence officer with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, studied at Oxford University, and was a reporter for the Times and the Guardian before launching into a successful career as a novelist, history author, and travel writer. Her other books include Last Letters from Hav, Fifty Years of Europe, Conundrum, Hong Kong, Oxford, The World of Venice, and Farewell the Trumpets. |