Short-term Empires in World History

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

Del i serien Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History

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Beskrivning

The volume will focus on a comparative level on a specific group of states that are commonly labelled as “empires” and that we encounter through all historical periods.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-06-05
Mått:168 x 240 x 20 mm
Vikt:591 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien. Studies in Universal and Cultural History
Antal sidor:344
Förlag:Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
ISBN:9783658294342

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Mer om författaren

Robert Rollinger is professor of Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck.Julian Degen is postgraduate at the University of Innsbruck.Michael Gehler is professor of History at the University of Hildesheim.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface.- Approaching Short-term Empires in World History, a first Attempt.- The European Union: A new Post-democratic, Post-modern, and Post-national Short-term Empire?.- The Hunnic Empire of Attila.- The Timurid Empire.- The Latin Empire of Constantinople (1204-1261): Rise and Fall of a Short-term State in the Romania.- Mithradates VI and the Pontic Empire.- The Ghaznavids of eastern Iran, a postcolonial Muslim Empire.- Because Empire Means Forever: Babylon and Imperial Disposition.- The Medes of the 7th and 6th c. BCE: a Short-term Empire or rather a Short term Confederacy?.- In a League of Its Own? Nāder Šāh and His Empire.- The Barcids and Hannibal.- The Ostrogothic Empire of Theoderic the Great.- The Rise and Decline of Hitler’s Empire (1933–1942).- From Warlord to Emperor: the careers of Shamshi-Adad and Hammurabi.- The ‘Empire’ of the Hephthalites.