The rule of empires : those who built them, those who endured them, and why they always fall
Parsons, Timothy, 1962-2010
Books
In this text, Timothy Parsons gives a sweeping account of the evolution of empire from its origins in ancient Rome to its most recent 20th-century embodiment. He explains what constitutes an empire and offers suggestions about what empires of the past can tell us about our own historical moment.
Main title:
Author:
Imprint:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Collation:
528 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780195304312 (hbk)
Dewey class:
325.3
Local class:
325.3
Language:
English
BRN:
17619