The Oxford world history of empire. Volume one, The imperial experience / edited by Peter Fibiger Bang, C.A. Bayly, and Walter Scheidel.
This is a world history of empire, reaching from the third millennium BCE to the present. By combining synthetic surveys, thematic comparative essays, and numerous chapters on specific empires, its two volumes provide unparalleled coverage of imperialism throughout history and across continents, fro...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Other title: | World history of empire. Empire. Imperial experience. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
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| Summary: | This is a world history of empire, reaching from the third millennium BCE to the present. By combining synthetic surveys, thematic comparative essays, and numerous chapters on specific empires, its two volumes provide unparalleled coverage of imperialism throughout history and across continents, from Asia to Europe and from Africa to the Americas. This volume is dedicated to synthesis and comparison. Following a comprehensive theoretical survey and bold world history synthesis, 15 chapters analyse and explore the multifaceted experience of empire across cultures and through the ages. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (584 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197532751 (ebook) |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oso/9780199772360.001.0001 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 20, 2021) |