{"product_id":"the-british-empire-in-100-facts-9789353572716","title":"The British Empire In 100 Facts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jem Duducu\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: HarperCollins India\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: HarperCollins India\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: World - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe British Empire was once the largest and most powerful in the world. Spread as far and wide as Canada, Australia, India and Africa, it used to be said that the sun never set on it – at least one of its territories was always in daylight. Spanning 500 years, the British Empire is a massive subject, with dozens of books written on it – but often so specific as to tell the story of a single regiment fighting an obscure colonial battle.The British Empire in 100 Facts, by contrast, condenses the Empire’s history into short, easy-to read chapters on its main trends and themes – from voyages under Elizabeth I to its eventual demise with the Independence and Partition of India and the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. Along the way are some interesting factoids: Napoleon had intended to invade India, Christmas was an imperial invention, India used to have a Great Wall of its own...This is a book that dishes out the great imperial enterprise in all its variety – from the colonisers’ experiments with toilets to how they fought the most decisive wars of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins India","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46338629435543,"sku":"9789353572716","price":195.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789353572716.webp?v=1769305288","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-british-empire-in-100-facts-9789353572716","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}