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The British Empire 1558-1995 (Short Oxford History of the Modern World)

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This can be a comprehensive survey of the entire history of the British empire. Lloyd describes the full sweep of expansion and decolonization from the voyages of discovery in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to the achievement of independence in the second one half of the twentieth century. Drawing out both parallels and differences between paths of development right through the empire, Lloyd provides a unified and coherent account of an important period in the history of the entire countries that make up the up to date Commonwealth. For the second one edition, he has revised the text, up to date the bibliography and tables, and added a final chapter on “The World after the Empire”, which examines the necessary recent events countries of the former empire, such as South Africa, Canada, Hong Kong, and Australia.

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