Empire
Subtitle: the Russian Empire and its rivals
By: Dominic Lieven.
Publisher: Yale Nota Bene
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
Subjects: Imperialism -- History -- Case studies; Russia -- History; Soviet Union -- History; Europe -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "How does one empire differ from another? Why do empires rise and fall? What has made empires flourish in some eras and regions of the world but not in others? In this book, Dominic Lieven explores the place and meaning of empire from ancient Rome to the present." "The central focus of the book is Russia and the rise and fall of the Tsarist and the Soviet Empires. The overwhelming majority of works on empire concentrate on the European maritime powers. Lieven's comparative approach highlights the important role played by Russia in the expansion of Europe and its rise to global dominance. The book contrasts the nature, strategies, and fate of empire in Russia with that of its major rivals, the Habsburg, Ottoman, and British empires, and considers a broad range of other cases from ancient China and Rome to the present-day United States, Indonesia, India, and the European Union."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-476) and index.