Title: Empires in world history
Subtitle: power and the politics of difference
Description: This book "departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a remarkable look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order. Beginning with ancient Rome and China and continuing across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa," the authors "examine empires' conquests, rivalries, and strategies of domination, emphasizing how empires accommodated, created, and manipulated differences among populations."--Jacket.
Subjects: History, Political aspects of Difference (Philosophy), Colonization, World politics, World history, Colonies, Imperialism, Difference (Philosophy), Power (Social sciences), Histoire universelle, Politique mondiale, Impérialisme, Histoire, Colonisation, Différence (Philosophie), Aspect politique, Political aspects, Reich, Großmacht, Imperialismus, Kolonialismus, Hegemonie, Imperialisme, Kolonialisme, Wereldrijken, Koloniale rijken