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Empire, a new history of the world, Paul Strathern

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Empire, a new history of the world, Paul Strathern

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Empire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1104447979

Responsibility statement

Paul Strathern

Sub title

a new history of the world

Summary

"Eminent historian Paul Strathern opens the history of Empire with the Akkadian civilization, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our Western and Eastern roots. Next the narrative describes how a great deal of Western Classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyad Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation, it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East, at which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire... Combining breathtaking scope with masterful narrative control, Paul Strathern traces these connections across five millenia and sheds new light on these major civilizations, from the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty to the Aztec and Ottoman, through to the most recent and biggest empires: the British, Russo-Soviet, and American."--from inside cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Three telling tales of empire -- The Akkadian Empire -- The Roman Empire -- The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates -- The Mongol Empire -- The Yuan Dynasty -- The Aztec Empire -- The Ottoman Empire -- The British Empire -- The Russian Empire -- The American Empire

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