TY - BOOK AU - Bang,Peter F. AU - Bayly,C.A. AU - Scheidel,Walter TI - The Oxford world history of empire T2 - Oxford scholarship online SN - 9780197532751 (ebook) : AV - JC359 U1 - 325.32 23 PY - 2021/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Imperialism KW - History KW - Cross-cultural studies N1 - Also issued in print: 2021; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - This is a world history of empire, reaching from the third millennium BCE to the present. By combining synthetic surveys, thematic comparative essays, and numerous chapters on specific empires, its two volumes provide unparalleled coverage of imperialism throughout history and across continents, from Asia to Europe and from Africa to the Americas. This volume is dedicated to synthesis and comparison. Following a comprehensive theoretical survey and bold world history synthesis, 15 chapters analyse and explore the multifaceted experience of empire across cultures and through the ages UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199772360.001.0001 ER -