The Burdens of Empire - 1539 to the Present (Paperback)

Despite the long history of debate and the recent resurgence of interest in empires and imperialism, no one seems very clear as to what exactly an empire is. The Burdens of Empire strives to offer not only a definition but also a working description. This book examines how empires were conceived by those who ruled them and lived under them; it looks at the relations, real or imagined, between the imperial metropolis (when one existed) and its outlying provinces or colonies; and it asks how the laws that governed the various parts and various ethnic groups, of which all empires were made, were conceived and interpreted. Anthony Pagden argues that the evolution of the modern concept of the relationship between states, and in particular the modern conception of international law, cannot be understood apart from the long history of European empire building.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2015
Authors:	Anthony Pagden
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-18828-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	0-521-18828-8
Barcode:	9780521188289

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