The Oxford world history of empire. Volume one, The imperial experience /

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Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Description:1 online resource (584 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Language:English
Series:Oxford scholarship online
Oxford scholarship online.
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Format: E-Resource Map Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12694387
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Varying Form of Title:World history of empire
Empire
Imperial experience
Other authors / contributors:Bang, Peter F. (Peter Fibiger), editor.
Bayly, C. A. (Christopher Alan), editor.
Scheidel, Walter, 1966- editor.
ISBN:9780197532751 (ebook) : No price
Notes:Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 20, 2021).
Summary:This is a world history of empire, reaching from the third millennium BCE to the present. By combining synthetic surveys, thematic comparative essays, and numerous chapters on specific empires, its two volumes provide unparalleled coverage of imperialism throughout history and across continents, from Asia to Europe and from Africa to the Americas. This volume is dedicated to synthesis and comparison. Following a comprehensive theoretical survey and bold world history synthesis, 15 chapters analyse and explore the multifaceted experience of empire across cultures and through the ages.
Target Audience:Specialized.
Other form:Print version : 9780199772360