The Expansion of England
Two Courses of Lectures
[T]he history of England ought to end with something that might be called a moral. Some large conclusion ought to arise out of it; it ought to exhibit the general tendency of English affairs in such a way as to set us thinking about the future and divining the destiny, which is reserved for us.-J.R. Seeley, from Lecture 1: Tendency in English HistoryFrom this optimistic and enthusiastic starting point, the prominent historian and classical scholar launches into a fervent elevation of Britain's imperial enterprise. The empire was flourishing when he came to its defense in this, his most successful work, first published in 1883, but Seeley w…
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- ISBN: 978-1-59605-265-9
- EAN: 9781596052659
- Produktnummer: 37114384
- Verlag: Cosimo Classics
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H20.3 cm x B12.7 cm x D2.0 cm 362 g
- Gewicht: 362
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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