Empire and Modern Political Thought

by Sankar Muthu

Book Overview

This collection of original essays by leading historians of political thought examines modern European thinkers' writings about conquest, colonization and empire. The creation of vast transcontinental empires and imperial trading networks played a key role in the development of modern European political thought. The rise of modern empires raised fundamental questions about virtually the entire contested set of concepts that lay at the heart of modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107460034
• ISBN13: 9781107460034
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"