The age of empires / edited by Robert Aldrich.

Other author Aldrich, Robert, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Thames & Hudson, 2007.
Description320 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : Imperial overview / Robert Aldrich -- The Ottoman Empire : a resilient polity / Nicholas Doumanis -- Spain : the genealogy of modern colonialism / Josep Fradera -- Portugal : empire-building in the old world and the new / Jill Dias -- The Netherlands : a small country with imperial ambitions / Esther Captain, Guno Jones -- Scandinavia : an outsider in European imperialism / Knud J. V. Jespersen -- Britain : ruling the waves / Kirsten McKenzie -- France : empire and the mère-patrie / Jacques Frémeaux -- Russia : the two empires / Graeme Gill -- Austria-Hungary : the making of Central Europe / Walter Sauer -- Belgium : the single-colony empire / Jean-Luc Vellut -- Germany : the latecomer / Joachim Zeller -- Italy : the last empire / Irma Taddia -- The United States : empire as a way of life? / Frank Schumacher.
General noteIncludes index.
ISBN0500251363 (hbk.)
ISBN9780500251362 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JC 359 .A535 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold