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A History of Britain 2. 1603-1776. The British Wars
[Buy it!] | Simon Schama | USD 9.29
(Fri May 24 04:47:34 2024) | AbebooksUK | The London Bookworm | ISBN10: 0563487186, ISBN13: 9780563487180, [publisher: BBC Books, London England] Softcover Paperback. A History of Britain 2. 1503-1776. The British Wars by Simon Schama. 'Great Britain? What was that?' asks the author at the start of this, the second book of his epic three-volume journey into Britain's past. This volume, The British Wars, is a compelling chronicle of the changes that transformed every strand and stratum of British life, faith and thought from 1603 to 1776. Travelling up and down the country and across three continents, Schama explores the forces that tore Britain apart during two centuries of dynamic change - transforming outlooks, allegiances and boundaries. From the beginning of the British wars in July 1637, for 200 battles raged on - both at home and abroad, on sea and on land, up and down the length of burgeoning Britain, across Europe, America and India. Most would be wars of faith - waged on wide-ranging passions gave political or religious convition. But as wars of religious passions gave way to campaigns for profit, the British people did come together in the imperial enterprise of 'Britannia Incorporated'. The story of that great alteration is a story of revolution and reaction, inspiration and disenchantment, of progress and catastrophe, and Schama's evocative narrative brings it vividly to life. Illustrated. 447 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.)
[East Sussex, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006] |
