The Illustrated Rise And Fall Of The British Empire

Spanning four centuries and six continents, James' masterpiece 'The Rise and Fall of the British Empire' (first published in 1994) examined the imperial experience and its legacy with tremendous verve and perception. His original work has now been abridged and illustrated with meticulously researched photographs, paintings and ephemera to create a comprehensive and visually stunning summary of the era.

Covering from 1600 to the present day, this definitive survey of the imperial experience benefits from the new objectivity of its passing. If offers an overview of the legacy of empire which bears out the theory of imperialism being a two-way process, assessing the current cultural diversity of Britain as an inevitable consequence of colonialism.