Empire
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What’s it about?
A provocative argument that the British Empire, for all its brutality, was the primary engine of modern globalization—spreading free markets, the rule of law, and the English language across the world.
You’ll learn
- How the empire created global capitalism
- Why free trade replaced colonial control
- The role of India in imperial strategy
- How decolonization reshaped the world