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Empire, a new history of the world, Paul Strathern

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-252) and index

illustrations

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non fiction

Empire

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Paul Strathern

a new history of the world

"Eminent historian Paul Strathern opens the story of Empire with the Akkadian civilization, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our Western and Eastern roots. Next the narrative describes how a great deal of Western Classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyad Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation, it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East, at which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire. . . Combining breathtaking scope with masterful narrative control, Paul Strathern traces these connections across four millennia and sheds new light on these major civilizations--from the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty to the Aztec and Ottoman Empires, through to the most recent and biggest empires: the British, Russo-Soviet, and American. Charting five thousand years of global history in ten lucid chapters, Empire makes comprehensive and inspiring reading to anyone fascinated by the history of the world."--, Amazon

Introduction: Three telling tales of empire -- The Akkadian Empire -- The Roman Empire -- The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates -- The Mongol Empire -- The Yuan Dynasty -- The Aztec Empire -- The Ottoman Empire -- The British Empire -- The Russian Empire -- The American Empire