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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: Bang, Peter F. (Peter Fibiger) (Editor), Bayly, C. A. (Christopher Alan) (Editor), Scheidel, Walter, 1966- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Imperialism > History.
Imperialism > Cross-cultural studies.
Impérialisme > Histoire.
Impérialisme > Études transculturelles.
Imperialism
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 552 pages) : illustrations, maps.
ISBN:9780199773114
0199773114