by EJHobsbawm (Author)
This outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: Revised & Updated Edition
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 29 Apr 1999
ISBN 10: 0140257888
ISBN 13: 9780140257885