For more than four thousand years, empires have been geographically the largest polities on Earth, shaping in many respects the human past and present in differ

Examining diversity as a fundamental reality of empire, this book explores European colonial empires, both terrestrial and maritime, to show how they addressed

A panoramic and colourful view of the many ethnic identities, languages and cultures composing the Roman Empire.

Burbank and Cooper examine Rome and China from the third century BCE, empires that sustained state power for centuries.

Although empires have shaped the political development of virtually all the states of the modern world, "imperialism" has not figured largely in the mainstream