The Failings Of Empire
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The Failings Of Empire
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Author : Christopher Tuplin
language : en
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag
Release Date : 1993
The Failings Of Empire written by Christopher Tuplin and has been published by Franz Steiner Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Greece categories.
Current views of Xenophon's account of 404-362 BC under-play the fact that it is a chronological report of politico-military events which should be taken seriously and not seen merely as arbitrary pegs for didactic utterances. A reading of this idiosyncratic narrative is offered which shows how, by interplay of direct stress, allusiveness and telling silence, Xenophon invites a largely negative attitude to the major states and their leaders as they strive unsuccessfully for predominance. The record of Spartan aims and achievements is notably gloomy, but Thebes, Athens and Arcadia are also treated with scant respect. The disorder with which the work ends is the logical conclusion and a real source of discontent, not an excuse for terminating a narrative in which its author had lost interest.
Escape From Rome
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Author : Walter Scheidel
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-03-16
Escape From Rome written by Walter Scheidel and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-16 with Business & Economics categories.
The gripping story of how the end of the Roman Empire was the beginning of the modern world The fall of the Roman Empire has long been considered one of the greatest disasters in history. But in this groundbreaking book, Walter Scheidel argues that Rome's dramatic collapse was actually the best thing that ever happened, clearing the path for Europe's economic rise and the creation of the modern age. Ranging across the entire premodern world, Escape from Rome offers new answers to some of the biggest questions in history: Why did the Roman Empire appear? Why did nothing like it ever return to Europe? And, above all, why did Europeans come to dominate the world? In an absorbing narrative that begins with ancient Rome but stretches far beyond it, from Byzantium to China and from Genghis Khan to Napoleon, Scheidel shows how the demise of Rome and the enduring failure of empire-building on European soil launched an economic transformation that changed the continent and ultimately the world.
Failure Of Empire
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Author : Noel Lenski
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2014-06-26
Failure Of Empire written by Noel Lenski and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Failure of Empire is the first comprehensive biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (A.D. 364-78). Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. By the time he was killed, his empire had been coming unglued for several years: the Goths had overrun the Balkans; Persians, Isaurians, and Saracens were threatening the east; the economy was in disarray; and pagans and Christians alike had been exiled, tortured, and executed in his religious persecutions. Valens had not, however, entirely failed in his job as emperor. He was an admirable administrator, a committed defender of the frontiers, and a ruler who showed remarkable sympathy for the needs of his subjects. In lively style and rich detail, Lenski incorporates a broad range of new material, from archaeology to Gothic and Armenian sources, in a study that illuminates the social, cultural, religious, economic, administrative, and military complexities of Valens's realm. Failure of Empire offers a nuanced reconsideration of Valens the man and shows both how he applied his strengths to meet the expectations of his world and how he ultimately failed in his efforts to match limited capacities to limitless demands.
Alexander The Great Failure
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Author : John D Grainger
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2009-08-11
Alexander The Great Failure written by John D Grainger and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-11 with History categories.
In this authoritative book John Grainger explores the foundations of Alexander's empire and why it did not survive after his untimely death in 323 BC.
Problems Of Empire
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Author : P. J. Marshall
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-03-14
Problems Of Empire written by P. J. Marshall and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-14 with History categories.
This book, first published in 1968, is a study of the impact made on Britain by the conquest of large parts of India in the second half of the eighteenth century. The sudden success of the East India Company in subjugating a vast population with a sophisticated civilization created problems of an unprecedented kind for Britain. It raised in an acute form questions about the scope and limits of state action, the rights of chartered bodies, the duties of conquerors to subject peoples, the appropriateness of exporting western ideals and concepts of law and government to Asia, and the manner in which the resources of the East could best contribute to Britain's power and wealth. These and similar topics were discussed at length in Parliament, the press, books and pamphlets, and in the correspondence of private individuals. A selection of this material, drawing on a wide and varied range of printed and manuscript sources, has been made to illustrate the arguments used in this debate and the manner in which solutions to some of the problems were gradually worked out over a period of more than fifty years. By 1813, after much trial and error, the outline of the political, administrative and economic links which were to bind India to Britain for much of the nineteenth century are already visible.
Problems Of Empire
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Author : T. A. Brassey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1904
Problems Of Empire written by T. A. Brassey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1904 with categories.
America S Failing Empire
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Author : Warren I. Cohen
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
America S Failing Empire written by Warren I. Cohen and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with History categories.
This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War. Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field Includes suggestions for further reading.
Sparta Between Empire And Revolution 404 243 B C
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Author : Ephraim David
language : en
Publisher: Ayer Publishing
Release Date : 1981
Sparta Between Empire And Revolution 404 243 B C written by Ephraim David and has been published by Ayer Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Social Science categories.
Problems Of Empire Papers And Addresses
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Author : Earl Thomas Brassey Brassey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
Problems Of Empire Papers And Addresses written by Earl Thomas Brassey Brassey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with categories.
Problems Of Empire
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Author : T. A. Brassey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-10
Problems Of Empire written by T. A. Brassey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-10 with Political Science categories.
Excerpt from Problems of Empire: Papers and Addresses The Imperial Federation League, founded in 1884 under the Presidency of that distinguished Liberal Statesman, the late Mr. W. E. Forster, carried on during the succeeding years a vigorous propaganda of education on National questions both at home and in the great Colonies. In 1886 Mr. Forster was succeeded in the Presidency by Lord Rosebery. During the years in which Lord Rosebery guided the work of the League, and largely under his inspiration, a profound impression, pregnant with the results of the greatest national consequence, was unquestionably made on British opinion throughout the world. It was my privilege during those years to come closely in touch with popular feeling both in Britain and in the Colonies, and I have always thought that the gradual change from indifference to keen interest, from an attitude of critical questioning to one of accepted conviction in regard to the main principles which the League put forward, furnishes one of the most singular and encouraging instances in our history of a decisive evolution of political opinion without the aid of party conflict. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.