Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference

by Frederick Cooper and Jane Burbank

Book Overview

How empires have used diversity to shape the world order for more than two millennia

Empires--vast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambition--have dominated the political landscape for more than two millennia. Empires in World History departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a remarkable look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order. Beginning with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691152365
• ISBN13: 9780691152363
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"