Empire

ISBN: 978-0-7456-3252-0

Paperback

248 pages

February 2007, Polity

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Provides a historically-informed conceptual introduction to the idea of empire
Surveys different imperial experiences across time and place
Using wide-ranging examples, the book discusses some of the major theories of empire and imperialism in an accessible and engaging way
Chapters consider the imperial organisation of political space; the role of markets in sustaining imperial rule; and the contradictory expressions of imperial culture