Empires in world history power and the politics of difference - Burbank, Jane; Cooper, Frederick (Princeton Princeton University Press, 2010)
Imperial trajectories -- Imperial rule in Rome and China -- After Rome : empire, Christianity, and Islam -- Eurasian connections : the Mongol empires -- Beyond the Mediterranean : Ottoman and Spanish empires -- Oceanic economies and colonial societies : Europe, Asia, and the Americas -- Beyond the steppe : empire-building in Russia and China -- Empire, nation, and citizenship in a revolutionary age -- Empires across continents : the United States and Russia -- Imperial repertoires and myths of modern colonialism -- Sovereignty and empire : nineteenth-century Europe and its near abroad -- War and revolution in a world of empires, 1914 to 1945 -- End of empire? -- Empires, states, and political imagination.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-479) and index.
Keywords: World history; World politics; Imperialism -- History; Colonization -- History; Colonies -- History; Power (Social sciences) -- History; Difference (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- History