Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order (audio book)

 
From the publishers:
Ferguson's most revolutionary and popular work, this is a major reinterpretation of the British Empire as one of the world's greatest modernising forces. Now available as an audiobook download, this is an abridged version based on the UK Channel Four series. It shows on a vast canvas how the British Empire in the 19th Century spearheaded real globalisation with steampower, telegraphs, guns, engineers, missionaries and millions of settlers.