Summary of Alistair Horne's Hubris

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The opening years of the twentieth century seemed to promise continued Victorian peace, prosperity, and progress. But the century would soon be torn asunder by the Franco-Prussian War, the end of a century of Pax Britannica, and all its optimistic assumptions. #2 The Boxer Rebellion, which took place in China in 1900, was a demonstration of the strength of the Chinese proletariat, who were outraged by the uneq