{"product_id":"one-fine-day-britains-empire-on-the-brink","title":"One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink","description":"This critical historical exploration shows a portrait of the British Empire at both the peak of its global reach—and the moment it began to topple.\n\nSeptember 29, 1923. Once the Palestine Mandate officially takes effect, the British Empire—now covering a quarter of the world’s land and boasting a population of 460 million—is the largest the world has ever seen. But it is also an empire in rapid transition.\n\nNationalist and Pan-African movements are gaining momentum throughout West Africa, thanks as much to Marcus Garvey as to the sustained efforts of local activists and politicians.\n\nOn far-flung Ocean Island in the Pacific, highly profitable phosphate extraction threatens to render the land uninhabitable for its native population—and colonial officials are torn between their integrity and their careers.\n\nAnd in India, Jawaharlal Nehru and fellow nationalists wonder despairingly about the future of the independence movement as Gandhi languishes in prison.\n\nMoving from London to Kuala Lumpur, Australia to the West Indies, One Fine Day is a breathtaking and unflinching tour of the British Empire at its pinnacle. Here the Empire is at its biggest; but it is on a precipice, beset with debts and doubts as liberation movements emerge to undo the colonial era, and see the sun set on the Empire.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1541703820\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1541703820.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Parker, Matthew\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446779813946,"sku":"DBV.1541703820.G","price":5.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1541703820-0.jpg?v=1780705833","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/one-fine-day-britains-empire-on-the-brink","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}