The Heart of the Empire: Discussions of Problems of Modern City Life in England

by Bentley B. Gilbert

Book Overview

The shocks to British society from the Boer War - and the discovery of the unfitness of soldiers was a seminal moment It was seen to represent all that was wrong, and corrupt, in British society. War abroad and poverty at home was a dangerous equation. Power at the perimeter of the Empire meant decay at its centre. It was these key problems which the expert contemporary contributors assessed.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912224402
• ISBN13: 9781912224401
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Edward Everett Root
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"