The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present - A Narrative History

图书标准信息

• 作者 Rebecca Fraser 著
• 出版社 W.W. Norton & Co.
• 出版时间 2006-11
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9780393329025
• 定价 240.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 848页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Asparklinganecdotalaccountwiththepaceofanepic,aboutthemenandwomenwhocreatedturningpointsinhistory.RebeccaFraser'sdramaticportrayalofthescientists,statesmen,explorers,soldiers,traders,andartistswhoforgedBritain'snationalinstitutionsistheperfectintroductiontoBritishhistory.Justasmuchaskingsandqueens,battlesandempire,Britain'sgreatthemeshavebeenthelibertyoftheindividual,theruleoflaw,andtheparliamentarydemocracyinventedtoprotectthem.EversinceCaractacusandBoudiccasurprisedtheRomanswiththebraveryoftheirresistance,Britainhasstoodoutasthehomeoffreedom.FromThomasMoretoWilliamWilberforce,fromGladstonetoChurchill,Britain'shistoryisstuddedwithheroicfigureswhohaveresistedtyrannyinallitsguises,whetheritbetheStuartkings'beliefindivineright,theinstitutionofslavery,ortheambitionsofNapoleonandHitler.