Parsons, Timothy,  1962- <br/><br/>
The rule of empires :  those who built them, those who endured them, and why they always fall / 
Timothy Parsons. 
 - 1 online resource :  maps (black and white) 
<br/><br/> Previously issued in print: 2012. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780190254698 (ebook) :  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Colonies--History.<br/>Colonization--History.<br/>Imperialism--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JV61  / .P33 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>325.3