The Oxford World History of Empire - Volume One: The Imperial Experience (Hardcover)

This is the first 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. Only a few decades ago empire was believed to be a thing of the past; now it is clear that it has been and remains one of the most enduring forms of political organization and power. We cannot understand the dynamics and resilience of empire without moving decisively beyond the study of individual cases or particular periods, such as the relatively short age of European colonialism. The history of empire, as these volumes amply demonstrate, needs to be drawn on the much broader canvas of global history. Volume I: The Imperial Experience is dedicated to synthesis and comparison. Following a comprehensive theoretical survey and bold world history synthesis, fifteen chapters analyze and explore the multifaceted experience of empire across cultures and through the ages. The broad range of perspectives includes: scale, world systems and geopolitics, military organization, political economy and elite formation, monumental display, law, mapping and registering, religion, literature, the politics of difference, resistance, energy transfers, ecology, memories, and the decline of empires. This broad set of topics is united by the central theme of power, examined under four headings: systems of power, cultures of power, disparities of power, and memory and decline. Taken together, these chapters offer a comprehensive and unique view of the imperial experience in world history.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2021
Editors:	Peter Fibiger Bang (Associate Professor of History) • C. A. Bayly (Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History) • Walter Scheidel (Professor of Classics and, by courtesy, History)
Dimensions:	261 x 190 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	564
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-977236-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > History > African history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-977236-3
Barcode:	9780199772360

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