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Pax Britannica: Climax of an Empire

by Jan Morris · 1968

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This centerpiece of the trilogy captures the British at the height of their vigor and self-satisfaction, imposing their traditions and tastes, their idealists and rascals, on diverse peoples of the world. Index. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of thisVictorianVictorianMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisIndiaIndiaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 552 pages

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