Empires in world history : power and the politics of difference / Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper.

Author/creator Burbank, Jane
Other author Cooper, Frederick, 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxiv, 511 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Subjects
World history.
World politics.
Imperialism--History.
Colonization--History.
Colonies--History.
Power (Social sciences)--History.
Difference (Philosophy)--Political aspects. --History.

Contents Imperial trajectories -- Imperial rule in Rome and China -- After Rome : empire, Christianity, and Islam -- Eurasian connections : the Mongol empires -- Beyond the Mediterranean : Ottoman and Spanish empires -- Oceanic economies and colonial societies : Europe, Asia, and the Americas -- Beyond the steppe : empire-building in Russia and China -- Empire, nation, and citizenship in a revolutionary age -- Empires across continents : the United States and Russia -- Imperial repertoires and myths of modern colonialism -- Sovereignty and empire : nineteenth-century Europe and its near abroad -- War and revolution in a world of empires, 1914 to 1945 -- End of empire? -- Empires, states, and political imagination.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 461-479) and index.
LCCN 2009036785
ISBN9780691127088 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0691127085 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks D32 .B94 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold