An extract from the audiobook edition of Niall Ferguson's Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order, read by the author himself.

Ferguson's most revolutionary and popular work, this is a major reinterpretation of the British Empire as one of the world's greatest modernising forces.  Now available as an audiobook download.

Based on the Channel Four series, it shows on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the 19th Century spearheaded real globalisation with steampower, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries and millions of settlers.

Read by the author.  Duration: Approx 5 hours

Niall Ferguson: Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order (Audio Book Extract)

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Niall Ferguson: Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order (Audio Book Extract)

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