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The chapter proceeds to discuss current definitions of empire, followed by a wide-ranging survey of modern theories of empire. Most of these can be grouped within four discourses that …
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From the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries, five vast, multicultural empires took power where the collapsing Mongol Empire used to rule. Gunpowder weapons were a great advantage, but …
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At the time of its dedication on May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building stretched 1,250 feet high (1,454 feet to the top of its lightning rod) and was the world’s tallest skyscraper.
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This chapter focuses on states and empires, and more precisely on imperial trends and turns in processes of state formation. It explains the political developments that lend …
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Imperialism, sometimes called empire building, is the practice of a nation forcefully imposing its rule or authority over other nations. Typically involving the unprovoked use of …
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Throughout history much of the world has been ruled by empires. To be considered an empire an expanse of land must be politically led by either a monarch, an emperor, or be …
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This tutorial will expose students to the scholarship on modern empire from across the fields of anthropology, history, law, and political science. Students will be asked to consider the …
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What is now known as the Inland Empire was inhabited for thousands of years, prior to the late 18th century, by the Tongva, Taaqtam, Ivilyuqaletem and Payómkawichum Native …
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