The fall of empires : a brief history of imperial collapse / Chad Denton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denton, Chad, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

A Historical Survey of the Many Ways Empires have Succumbed to External and Internal Pressures There are no self-proclaimed empires today.After the twentieth century, with its worldwide wave of decolonizing and liberation movements, the very word "empire" conjures images of slavery, war, repression, and colonialism.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Maps

Introduction: The Lifespan of Empires

1. The Athenian Empire: The Grand Expedition

2. The Persian Empire: Persepolis Burns

3. The Qin Empire: The Ten-Thousand-Year Empire that Lasted Two Generations

4. The Carthaginian Empire: Bullied to Extinction

5. The Han Empire: Reign of the Eunuchs

6. The Roman Empire: Murder in the Emperor's Court

7. The Carolingian Empire: The Field of Lies

8. The Abbasid Caliphate: The Razing of the Center of the World

9. The Byzantine Empire: The Blasphemous Crusade

10. The Khmer Empire: The Abandoned City

11. The Aztec Empire: The Sun Will Never Rise Again

12. The Mughal Empire: A Rebel King

13. The Ottoman Empire: Liberty's Call

14. The Russian Empire: Bloody Sunday

15. The Empire of Japan: The Emperor's Broadcast

16. The British Empire: Fiasco at Suez

17. The Soviet Union: Hands Across the Baltic

Conclusion: If History Has Any Lessons

Notes

Further Reading

Acknowledgments

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-59416-645-5

OCLC:

1152882970