Empires : the logic of world domination from ancient Rome to the United States /
Münkler, Herfried,1951-
Cambridge : Polity,
c2007.
Originally published in German as: Imperien.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is an empire? -- Empire, imperialism and hegemony: a necessary distinction -- Steppe empires, sea empires and global economies: a short typology of imperial rule -- Civilization and barbarian frontiers: tasks and hallmarks of imperial order -- The defeat of empires by the power of the weak -- The surprising return of empire in the post-imperial age.
Imperialism.