Empire's End
Author | : John Keay |
Publisher | : Scribner Book Company |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015041053839 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Empire's End by : John Keay
Download or read book Empire's End written by John Keay and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published just as England returns Hong Kong to China, ending 500 years of Western colonial presence in Asia, this definitive account of Europe and America's withdrawal offers a masterly, enthralling history filled with greed, idealism, savagery, courage, and treachery. of photos.