Churchill and Empire

Autori

• Lawrence James

Parametri

• Biografie e pensieri
• Saggistica
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Storia
• Storia del mondo

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One of our finest narrative historians, and journalist for the SUNDAY TIMES and LITERARY REVIEW, Lawrence James, has written a genuinely new biography of Winston Churchill, set within a fully detailed historical context, but solely focusing on his relationship with the British Empire. As a young army officer in the late 19th century, Churchill's first experience of the Empire was serving in conflicts in India, South Africa and the Sudan. His attitude towards the Empire at the time was the stereotypical Victorian paternalistic approach - a combination of feeling responsible and feeling superior.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2014

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