Visions of Empire: How Five Imperial Regimes Shaped the World

What the rulers of empire can teach us about navigating today's increasingly interconnected world The empires of...
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Author: Krishan Kumar
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Language: English
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Visions of Empire: How Five Imperial Regimes Shaped the World by Kumar, Krishan

Visions of Empire: How Five Imperial Regimes Shaped the World

CHF 43.98

Visions of Empire: How Five Imperial Regimes Shaped the World

CHF 43.98
Author: Krishan Kumar
Format: Paperback
Language: English

What the rulers of empire can teach us about navigating today's increasingly interconnected world

The empires of the past were far-flung experiments in multinationalism and multiculturalism, and they have much to teach us about navigating our own increasingly globalized world. Visions of Empire sheds critical new light on their rulers--who they were, how they justified their empires, how they viewed themselves, and the styles of rule they adopted toward their subjects. Krishan Kumar provides panoramic and multifaceted portraits of five major European empires--Ottoman, Habsburg, Russian/Soviet, British, and French--showing how each, like ancient Rome, saw itself as the carrier of civilization to the rest of the world. This compelling book demonstrates how the rulers of empire, in their quest for a universal world order, left behind a legacy of multiculturalism and diversity that is uniquely relevant for us today.

Author: Krishan Kumar
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 08/06/2019
Pages: 600
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.70w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780691192802

About the Author
Krishan Kumar is University Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. His books include The Idea of Englishness: English Culture, National Identity, and Social Thought.

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