Bibliograph

Empire and Order, The Concept of Empire, 800–1800, by James Muldoon

Type

Label

Empire and Order, The Concept of Empire, 800–1800, by James Muldoon

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Empire and Order

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

681907667

Responsibility statement

by James Muldoon

Series statement

Springer

Sub title

The Concept of Empire, 800–1800

Summary

Empire is an evocative, yet little examined, word. It can mean the domination of vast territories, a Christian world order, a corrupt form of government, or a humanitarian endeavour. Historians relegate the concept of empire to the pre-modern world, identifying the state as the characteristic political form of the modern world. This book examines the range of meanings attributed to the concept of empire in the medieval and early modern world, demonstrating how the concepts of empire and state developed in parallel, not sequentially.--, Provided by publisher

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