The Second British Empire: In the Crucible of the Twentieth Century - Paperback

by Timothy H. Parsons (Author)

Parsons uses vivid detail to show how Africans, Asians, Arabs, and West Indians brought about the demise of the seemingly invincible British Empire by refusing to be treated as inferior imperial subjects. He traces the empire's legacies-- the new cultures and norms that arose from its global networks of commerce, migration, and cultural exchange.

Author Biography

Timothy H. Parsons is professor of African history at Washington University. His books include The Rule of Empires: Those Who Built Them, Those Who Endured Them, and Why They Always Fall and The British Imperial Century, 1815-1914: A World History Perspective.