Product Details:
Publisher: Barnes & Noble (2008)
ISBN-10: 143510546X
ISBN-13: 978-1435105461
Product Dimensions:
10.9 x 8.6 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
Editorial Reviews Synopsis Every age of human resources in the history of mankind has been dominated by attempts by ethnic and national groups to establish their power and dominance over the other, weaker entities, whether for reasons of territorial expansion and cultural material ambition or even individual Obsession free books of geological mapping to download. Some empires, like the Third Reich, Hitler's rise and fall with dizzying speed over a short period, others, like the British and French colonial empires, then gradually over the centuries, only to crumble more quickly than they expanded free books of geological mapping to download. Author Andrew Taylor highlights of the 25 imperial hegemony at any period of world history. It provides clear and elegant descriptions of the various kingdoms, the power structures and social and cultural values ??at the center of each, and identifies the reasons for their rise and fall characterizes potential. Empires that shook the world also considers certain recurring themes in the history of empire: how the collapse of imperial structures, their dependence on single, powerful individuals, and how to cope with the problem of different races and religions within its borders . Most importantly, Andrew Taylor examines the way in which empires "shook the world" are: the Mongols of Genghis Khan with the fear of Europe during the 13th Century tremble, while the effects of political and cultural and Roman Empires Britons still with us today. Biography Andrew Taylor worked as a journalist for TV, newspapers and magazines in the UK and the Middle East and is a regular columnist for The Sunday Times. His authorial include The World of Gerard Mercator, a plum in the mouth and on the run from God: The Life of CM Doughty.
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