Empires in world history : power and the politics of difference

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 s...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Burbank, Jane 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Cooper, Frederick 1947-
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] : Princeton University Press, 2010
Schlagworte:World history World politics Imperialism Colonization Colonies Power (Social sciences) Difference (Philosophy) Imperialismus Großmacht Weltgeschichte mehr... Weltpolitik Kolonialismus Kolonialgeschichte Gewalt Reich Geschichte
Umfang:XIV, 511 S.
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 511 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 27 cm
ISBN:9780691127088
0691127085
9780691152363
0691152365
9781400834709
1400834708