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A reappraisal of the British Empire, told through the micro-historical stories of individuals. Chosen by Julian Barnes and Melvyn Bragg as their book of the year. One of the }Sunday Times{ five best history books of 2002. From the author of }Britons: Forging The Nation 1707-1837{, which won the Wolfson Prize. "...one of the most exciting historians of her generation" William Dalrymple, }Guardian{.