Empires in World History: Commonality, Divergence and Contingency

by Niv Horesh

This study focuses on Empires, from an economic historical perspective. In doing so, it relates current debates in international relations (IR) and politics to the vexed legacy of empires in the past.
The book includes analyses of the comparative scholarly literature on Empire in Antiquity, and Empire in the Early Modern and Modern Ages, asking the question if the United Sates is an Empire, and if China an emerging Empire.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 981161539X
• ISBN13: 9789811615399
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"