Empires and the Reach of the Global: 1870-1945

by Antoinette Burton, Tony Ballantyne, Tony Ballantyne

Empires and the Reach of the Global brings the history of empires into sharp focus by showing how imperialism has been a shaping force not just in international politics but in the economies and cultures of today's world. Focusing on both the strengths and limits of imperial power, Tony Ballantyne and Antoinette Burton describe the creation and disintegration of the reigning world order in the period from 1870 to 1945.

Using the British,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674281292
• ISBN13: 9780674281295
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.1"