Empires
Subtitle: the logic of world domination from ancient Rome to the United States
By: Herfried Münkler ; translated by Patrick Camiller.
Contributors: Camiller, Patrick.
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780745638713; 9780745638720
Subjects: Imperialism; Imperialism -- History; Wereldrijken
Work titles: Imperien.
Description: "This book is a walk through the history of empires and at the same time an analysis of the most modern of topics. It will appeal to students and scholars of international politics and history as well as general readers interested in political history and contemporary world politics."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Translation of: Imperien : die Logik der Weltherrschaft : vom Alten Rom bis zu den Vereinigten Staaten

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is an empire?; title: Empire, imperialism and hegemony: a necessary distinction; title: Steppe empires, sea empires and global economies: a short typology of imperial rule; title: Civilization and barbarian frontiers: tasks and hallmarks of imperial order; title: The defeat of empires by the power of the weak; title: The surprising return of empire in the post-imperial age.