- Bib ID:
- 3990821
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Münkler, Herfried, 1951-
- Description:
- Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 2007
- ISBN:
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- Summary:
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"This book is a walk through the history of empires and at the same time an analysis of the most modern of topics. It will appeal to students and scholars of international politics and history as well as general readers interested in political history and contemporary world politics."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- 1. What is an empire?
- 2. Empire, imperialism and hegemony : a necessary distinction
- 3. Steppe empires, sea empires and global economies : a short typology of imperial rule
- 4. Civilization and barbarian frontiers : tasks and hallmarks of imperial order
- 5. The defeat of empires by the power of the weak
- 6. The surprising return of empire in the post-imperial age.
- Notes:
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- First published in German in 2005 by Rowohlt as Imperien and ©Rowohlt-Berlin Verlag GmbH, Berlin, 2005.
- Translated from the German.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Imperialism
- Other authors/contributors:
- Camiller, Patrick
- Copyright:
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