Analyse af Niall Fergusons 'Empire'

Summary: The non-fictional text “Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World” from 2003 by Niall Ferguson depicts the impact that the British Empire made, on not only the country itself but also on the rest of the world. Niall Ferguson is a British historian that has written multiple pieces on the history of colonialism. Throughout the text, he comments on all the cultural impacts the British Empire has had on our society. One of the Empire’s greatest legacies; the language. He also mentions things like liberal capitalism, democracy, and slavery as some of the great influences of the British Empire.