Empires: A Historical and Political Sociology

by Krishan Kumar

Book Overview

Empires have been the commonest form of political organization for most of recorded history. How should we best understand them? What are their principles and how do they differ from other political forms, such as the nation-state? What sort of relations between rulers and ruled do they express? Do they, as many have held, follow a particular course of "rise, decline, and fall"? How and why do empires end, and with what consequences? Is the era of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509528350
• ISBN13: 9781509528356
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"