This survey of the rise and decline of European overseas empires asks how and why these empires were formed, persisted, and eventually fell. The author explains... » 

This survey of the rise and decline of European overseas empires asks how and why these empires were formed, persisted, and eventually fell. The author explains Europe's long occupation of global centre stage and seeks to throw new light on today's postcolonial world and the legacies of empire. «