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The Limits Of Empire
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Author : Benjamin H. Isaac
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1992
The Limits Of Empire written by Benjamin H. Isaac and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
The book won the Best Book Award for 1991 from the American Military Institute.
The Limits Of Empire
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Author : Robert J. McMahon
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 1999
The Limits Of Empire written by Robert J. McMahon and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
The most complete picture to date of how U.S. strategies of containment and empire-building spiraled out of control in Southeast Asia, investigating also how the demoralizing experience of Vietnam radically undermined U.S. enthusiasm for the region in a strategic sense.
Opium And The Limits Of Empire
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Author : David Anthony Bello
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2005
Opium And The Limits Of Empire written by David Anthony Bello and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
This book examines the Chinese opium crisis from the perspective of Qing prohibition efforts. The author argues that opium prohibition, and not the opium wars, was genuinely imperial in scale and is hence much more representative of the actual drug problem faced by Qing administrators.
John Dee
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Author : Gerald Suster
language : en
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2003-08-08
John Dee written by Gerald Suster and has been published by North Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Although revered in his own time, John Dee (1527-1608) was until recently regarded as an isolated crank on the margins of Tudor history. This anthology of Dee's writings illustrates his diverse interests and his central position in the history of Renaissance thought and the development of Western Magic. Dee's celebrated Preface to Euclid is included along with selections from his Spiritual Diaries and letters to other mystics and royals. In addition to Hermetic and Cabalistic philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, and navigation are also covered.
The Limits Of Empire European Imperial Formations In Early Modern World History
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Author : William Reger
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-03
The Limits Of Empire European Imperial Formations In Early Modern World History written by William Reger and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with History categories.
This volume, published in honor of historian Geoffrey Parker, explores the working of European empires in a global perspective, focusing on one of the most important themes of Parker’s work: the limits of empire, which is to say, the centrifugal forces - sacral, dynastic, military, diplomatic, geographical, informational - that plagued imperial formations in the early modern period (1500-1800). During this time of wrenching technological, demographic, climatic, and economic change, empires had to struggle with new religious movements, incipient nationalisms, new sea routes, new military technologies, and an evolving state system with complex new rules of diplomacy. Engaging with a host of current debates, the chapters in this book break away from conventional historical conceptions of empire as an essentially western phenomenon with clear demarcation lines between the colonizer and the colonized. These are replaced here by much more fluid and subtle conceptions that highlight complex interplays between coalitions of rulers and ruled. In so doing, the volume builds upon recent work that increasingly suggests that empires simply could not exist without the consent of their imperial subjects, or at least significant groups of them. This was as true for the British Raj as it was for imperial China or Russia. Whilst the thirteen chapters in this book focus on a number of geographic regions and adopt different approaches, each shares a focus on, and interest in, the working of empires and the ways that imperial formations dealt with - or failed to deal with - the challenges that beset them. Taken together, they reflect a new phase in the evolving historiography of empire. They also reflect the scholarly contributions of the dedicatee, Geoffrey Parker, whose life and work are discussed in the introductory chapters and, we’re proud to say, in a delightful chapter by Parker himself, an autobiographical reflection that closes the book.
The Limits Of Universal Rule
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Author : Yuri Pines
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-21
The Limits Of Universal Rule written by Yuri Pines and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-21 with History categories.
The first comparative study to explore the dynamics of expansion and contraction of major continental empires in Eurasia.
Empire And Ideology In The Graeco Roman World
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Author : Benjamin Isaac
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-10
Empire And Ideology In The Graeco Roman World written by Benjamin Isaac and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-10 with History categories.
This book explores how the Graeco-Roman world suffered from major power conflicts, imperial ambition, and ethnic, religious and racist strife.
The Empire Stops Here
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Author : Philip Parker
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-12-07
The Empire Stops Here written by Philip Parker and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-07 with History categories.
The Roman Empire was the largest and most enduring of the ancient world. From its zenith under Augustus and Trajan in the first century AD to its decline and fall amidst the barbarian invasions of the fifth century, the Empire guarded and maintained a frontier that stretched for 5,000 kilometres, from Carlisle to Cologne, from Augsburg to Antioch, and from Aswan to the Atlantic. Far from being at the periphery of the Roman world, the frontier played a crucial role in making and breaking emperors, creating vibrant and astonishingly diverse societies along its course which pulsed with energy while the centre became enfeebled and sluggish. This remarkable new book traces the course of those frontiers, visiting all its astonishing sites, from Hadrian's Wall in the north of Britain to the desert cities of Palmyra and Leptis Magna. It tells the fascinating stories of the men and women who lived and fought along it, from Alaric the Goth, who descended from the Danube to sack Rome in 410, to Zenobia the desert queen, who almost snatched the entire eastern provinces from Rome in the third century. It is at their edges, in time and geographical extent, that societies reveal their true nature, constantly seeking to recreate and renew themselves. In this examination of the places that the mighty Roman Empire stopped expanding, Philip Parker reveals how and why the Empire endured for so long, as well as describing the rich and complex architectural and cultural legacy which it has bequeathed to us.
The Politics Of Munificence In The Roman Empire
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Author : Arjan Zuiderhoek
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-27
The Politics Of Munificence In The Roman Empire written by Arjan Zuiderhoek and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-27 with History categories.
A study of public benefactions by elite individuals to their communities in Roman Asia Minor.
Opium And The Limits Of Empireopium And The Limits Of Empire
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Author : David Anthony Bello
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-03-17
Opium And The Limits Of Empireopium And The Limits Of Empire written by David Anthony Bello and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with History categories.
"The British opium trade along China’s seacoast has come to symbolize China’s century-long descent into political and social chaos. In the standard historical narrative, opium is the primary medium through which China encountered the economic, social, and political institutions of the West. Opium, however, was not a Sino–British problem confined to southeastern China. It was, rather, an empire-wide crisis, and its spread among an ethnically diverse populace created regionally and culturally distinct problems of control for the Qing state. This book examines the crisis from the perspective of Qing prohibition efforts. The author argues that opium prohibition, and not the opium wars, was genuinely imperial in scale and is hence much more representative of the actual drug problem faced by Qing administrators. The study of prohibition also permits a more comprehensive and accurate observation of the economics and criminology of opium. The Qing drug traffic involved the domestic production, distribution, and consumption of opium. A balanced examination of the opium market and state anti-drug policy in terms of prohibition reveals the importance of the empire’s landlocked western frontier regions, which were the domestic production centers, in what has previously been considered an essentially coastal problem."