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Empireby Stephen Howe
Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 12.99Much of the world's history is the history of empires. But what has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics? This title seeks answers to such questions as: Do the United States and its allies, transnational companies, financial and media institutions, or more broadly the forces of 'globalisation', constitute a new imperial system? more...
The Romansby Mary T. Boatwright; Daniel J. Gargola; Richard J. A. Talbert
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 23.00How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually become one of the mightiest imperial powers the world has ever known? In The Romans, Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel Gargola, and Richard J.A. Talbert tackle this question as they guide readers through a comprehensive sweep of Roman history, ranging from the prehistoric settlements to the age of Constantine. Vividly written and attractively designed with almost 100 illustrations, The Romans expertly unfolds Rome's remarkable evolution from village, to monarchy and then republic, and finally to one-man rule by an emperor whose power at its peak stretched from Scotland to Iraq and the Nile Valley. Firmly grounded in ancient literary and material sources, the book captures and analyzes... more...
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquestby Matthew Restall
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 15.00An exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has been misread and passed down to become popular knowledge of these events. The book offers a fresh account of the activities of the best-known conquistadors and explorers, including Columbus, Cortes, and Pizarro. more...
Imperial Eyesby Mary Louise Pratt
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 37.95Updated and expanded throughtout with new illustrations and new material, this is the long- awaited second edition of a highly acclaimed and interdisciplinary book which quickly established itself as a seminal text in its field. more...
A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire, 2by A. R. Disney
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 20.00A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its acquisition of a wide-flung maritime empire from the early fifteenth century. more...
The Queen's Other Realmsby Peter Boyce
The Federation Press 2008; US$ 55.00This book traces the long and sometimes subtle process of localising monarchy in the vice-regal office from the mid-twentieth century onwards, and compares the powers and functions of the Queens surrogates in Australia, Canada and New Zealand with each other and with those of the monarch herself, including their recourse to the so-called reserve powers. more...
The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Editionby Miguel Leon-Portilla
Beacon Press 2011; US$ 17.00For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears , León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. León-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts. more...
Empireby Niall Ferguson
Basic Books 2008; US$ 17.95A splendid history.... If Americans want to be convinced of the benefits of empire, as well as apprised of its costs, they need merely pick up Ferguson's dazzling book.- Weekly Standard more...
Imperial Eyesby Mary Louise Pratt
Routledge 1992; US$ 39.95Pratt intriguingly explores European travel and exploration writing. In a study of genre and as a critique of ideology, Imperial Eyes examines how travel books by Europeans create the domestic subject of European imperialism. more...
Trade and Empire in the Atlantic 1400-1600by David Birmingham
Routledge 2000; US$ 32.95An accessible and concise introduction to European expansion overseas during the early modern period. It is the ideal guide to a controversial and essential topic of world history. more...