The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to global domination ever achieved. The global spread of capitalism, telecommunications, the English language, and the institutions of representative government ¡V all theses can be traced back to the extraordinary expansion of Britain¡¦s economy, population and culture from the seventeenth century until the mid-twentieth. On a vast and vividly colored canvas, Empire shows how the British Empire acted as midwife to modernity.
