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Visions of Empire

Krishan Kumar
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      What the rulers of empire can teach us about navigating today’s increasingly interconnected worldThe empires of the past were far-flung experiments in multinationalism and multiculturalism, and they have much to teach us about navigating our own increasingly globalized world. Visions of Empire sheds critical new light on their rulers—who they were, how they justified their empires, how they viewed themselves, and the styles of rule they adopted toward their subjects. Krishan Kumar provides panoramic and multifaceted portraits of five major European empires—Ottoman, Habsburg, Russian/Soviet, British, and French—showing how each, like ancient Rome, saw itself as the carrier of civilization to the rest of the world. This compelling book demonstrates how the rulers of empire, in their quest for a universal world order, left behind a legacy of multiculturalism and diversity that is uniquely relevant for us today.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Krishan Kumar EAN: 9780691192802 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Princeton University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-08-06 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Civilization WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

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      General and world history, Social and cultural history

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      Krishan Kumar is University Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. His books include The Idea of Englishness: English Culture, National Identity, and Social Thought.
      What the rulers of empire can teach us about navigating today’s increasingly interconnected worldThe empires of the past were far-flung experiments in multinationalism and multiculturalism, and they have much to teach us about navigating our own increasingly globalized world. Visions of Empire sheds critical new light on their rulers—who they were, how they justified their empires, how they viewed themselves, and the styles of rule they adopted toward their subjects. Krishan Kumar provides panoramic and multifaceted portraits of five major European empires—Ottoman, Habsburg, Russian/Soviet, British, and French—showing how each, like ancient Rome, saw itself as the carrier of civilization to the rest of the world. This compelling book demonstrates how the rulers of empire, in their quest for a universal world order, left behind a legacy of multiculturalism and diversity that is uniquely relevant for us today.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Krishan Kumar EAN: 9780691192802 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Princeton University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2019-08-06 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Civilization WIDTH: 156 cm SPINE:

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      General and world history, Social and cultural history

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      Krishan Kumar is University Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. His books include The Idea of Englishness: English Culture, National Identity, and Social Thought.

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