| Description |
xiv, 511 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-479) and index. |
| Contents |
Imperial trajectories -- Imperial rule in Rome and China -- After Rome : empire, Christianity, and Islam -- Eurasian connections : the Mongol empires -- Beyond the Mediterranean : Ottoman and Spanish empires -- Oceanic economies and colonial societies : Europe, Asia, and the Americas -- Beyond the steppe : empire-building in Russia and China -- Empire, nation, and citizenship in a revolutionary age -- Empires across continents : the United States and Russia -- Imperial repertoires and myths of modern colonialism -- Sovereignty and empire : nineteenth-century Europe and its near abroad -- War and revolution in a world of empires, 1914 to 1945 -- End of empire? -- Empires, states, and political imagination. |
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World history.
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World politics.
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Imperialism -- History.
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Colonization -- History.
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Colonies -- History.
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Power (Social sciences) -- History.
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Difference (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- History.
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| Added Author |
Cooper, Frederick, 1947-
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| ISBN |
9780691127088 hardback alkaline paper |
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0691127085 hardback alkaline paper |
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