The Age of Empires
Author:   Robert Aldrich
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
ISBN:  

9780500295496


Pages:   376
Publication Date:   23 January 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert Aldrich
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780500295496


ISBN 10:   0500295492
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   23 January 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Imperial Overview * 1. The Ottoman Empire: A Diverse Society * 2. Spain: The Genealogy of Modern Colonialism * 3. Portugal Overseas: Asia and America * 4. The Enrichment of the Netherlands: Dutch Colonial Rule and Its Aftermath * 5. Scandinavia: An Outsider in European Imperialism * 6. Britain: The Empire of Good Intentions * 7. France: Empire and the Mere-Patrie * 8. The Two Russian Empires: Tsarist and Soviet * 9. The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy: Re-inventing Central Europe * 10. The Belgian Colonial Empire: Free State or 'Heart of Darkness'? * 11. The German Empire as Colonial Power: The Latecomer * 12. Italy: The Last Empire * 13. The United States: Empire or Way of Life?

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'A book to be enjoyed for the most part at leisure, as a kind of stimulant for the mind and senses' - The Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History


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Robert Aldrich is Professor of European History at at the University of Sydney. He is the author of several other books, including (as editor) Gay Life and Culture: A World History and Gay Life Stories, both published by Thames & Hudson.

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