{"product_id":"imperial-legacies-the-british-empire-around-the-world-hardcover","title":"Imperial Legacies: The British Empire Around the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeremy Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain yesterday; America today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how criticisms of the legacy of the British Empire are, in part, criticisms of the reality of American power today. He emphasizes the prominence of imperial rule in history and in the world today, and the selective way in which certain countries are castigated. \u003ci\u003eImperial Legacies\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide-ranging and vigorous assault on political correctness, its language, misuse of the past, and grasping of both present and future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeremy Black is Established Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Graduating from Cambridge with a starred first, he did postgraduate work at Oxford and then taught at Durham, eventually as professor, before moving to Exeter in 1996. He has lectured extensively in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States, where he has held visiting chairs at West Point, Texas Christian University, and Stillman College. He was appointed to the Order of Membership of the British Empire for services to stamp design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He is, or has been, on a number of editorial boards, including the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal United Services Institute\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e and was editor of \u003ci\u003eArchives\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe British Seaborne Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContesting History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRethinking World War Two\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166075818119,"sku":"9781641770385","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/11ba6d68efe7e1694ce8b6314093a0d6.webp?v=1733318243","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/imperial-legacies-the-british-empire-around-the-world-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}