{"product_id":"9781408856277","title":"The Lion and the Eagle : The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783-1972","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Burk, Kathleen, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 11\/07\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 576 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: British \u0026amp; Irish history, History of the Americas\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781408856277\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"strike\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eAn invigorating history of the arguments and cooperation between America and Britain as they divided up the world and an illuminating exploration of their underlying alliance.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eThroughout modern history, British and American rivalry has gone hand in hand with common interests. In this book Kathleen Burk brilliantly examines the different kinds of power the two empires have projected, and the means they have used to do it. What the two empires have shared is a mixture of pragmatism, ruthless commercial drive, a self-righteous foreign policy and plenty of naked aggression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese have been aimed against each other more than once; yet their underlying alliance against common enemies has been historically unique and a defining force throughout the twentieth century. This is a global and epic history of the rise and fall of empires.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eIt ranges from America's futile attempts to conquer Canada to her success in opening up Japan but rapid loss of leadership to Britain; from Britain's success in forcing open China to her loss of the Middle East to the US; and from the American conquest of the Philippines to her destruction of the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pax Americana replaced the Pax Britannica, but now the American world order is fading, threatening Britain's belief in her own world role.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022814183577,"sku":"9781408856277","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781408856277.jpg?v=1597583874","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781408856277","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}