Short-Term Empires in World History

Preface.- Approaching Short-term Empires in World History, a first Attempt.- The European Union: A new Post-democratic, Post-modern, and Post-national Short-term Empire?.- The Hunnic Empire of Attila.- The Timurid Empire.- The Latin Empire of Constantinople (1204-1261): Rise and Fall of a Short-term State in the Romania.- Mithradates VI and the Pontic Empire.- The Ghaznavids of eastern Iran, a postcolonial Muslim Empire.- Because Empire Means Forever: Babylon and Imperial Disposition.- The Medes of the 7th and 6th c. BCE: a Short-term Empire or rather a Short term Confederacy?.- In a League of Its Own? Nāder Sāh and His Empire.- The Barcids and Hannibal.- The Ostrogothic Empire of Theoderic the Great.- The Rise and Decline of Hitler's Empire (1933-1942).- From Warlord to Emperor: the careers of Shamshi-Adad and Hammurabi.- The 'Empire' of the Hephthalites.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3658294345
• ISBN13: 9783658294342
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Springer vs
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"