New World Empires: Cultures of Power and Governance in the Americas
Author:   Ilhan Niaz (Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   352
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
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Author:   Ilhan Niaz (Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
ISBN:  

9781032059822


ISBN 10:   1032059826
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   21 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Introduction 1. Indigenous Orders: Maya Virtue, Aztec Honor, and Inca Royal Authority in the Americas Prior to the European Advent 2. Occidental Despotism: The Spanish Empire in the Americas 3. The Portuguese Variant of Occidental Despotism 4. The Colonial Origins of the American State of Laws and Constitutional Plutocracy, 1600–1776 5. The Mexican National Empire 6. “This Will Be a Great Kingdom”: Brazil’s Path to Legal Democracy and Arbitrary Rule 7. The Constitutional Plutocratic Empire: The Culture of Power and Governance of the United States of America. Conclusion

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Ilhan Niaz is Professor of History at the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. His previous books include Downfall: Lessons for Our Final Century (2022), The State during the British Raj: Imperial Governance in South Asia, 1700–1947 (2019), and Old World Empires: Cultures of Power and Governance in Eurasia (2014).

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