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The rule of empires : those who built them, those who endured them, and why they always fall / Timothy Parsons.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource : maps (black and white).Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190254698 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Colonies -- History
| Colonization -- History | Imperialism -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199931156DDC classification: 325.3 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In this text, Timothy Parsons gives a sweeping account of the evolution of empire from its origins in ancient Rome to its most recent 20th-century embodiment. He explains what constitutes an empire and offers suggestions about what empires of the past can tell us about our own historical moment.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In this text, Timothy Parsons gives a sweeping account of the evolution of empire from its origins in ancient Rome to its most recent 20th-century embodiment. He explains what constitutes an empire and offers suggestions about what empires of the past can tell us about our own historical moment.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 3, 2015).