Comparing Empires
Subtitle: European Colonialism from Portuguese Expansion to the Spanish-American War
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781403961884
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; European history: c 1500 to c 1750; Imperialism; Literary studies: general; World history; World - Colonial Studies; History; Europe; History - General History; Travelers' writings, European; Literary Criticism; Netherlands; Portugal; Spain; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; American - General; Americas (North Central South West Indies); Literary Criticism & Collections / American; Colonies; Foreign public opinion; Historiography
First sentence: Comparing empires is an ongoing attempt to put into context a specific group of nations who expanded into countries with trading posts and colonies overseas.