Empires and the Reach of the Global 1870-1945

Name: Empires and the Reach of the Global 1870-1945
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ISBN: 9780674281295

ISBN-10: 0674281292

ISBN-13: 9780674281295

Edition: 2014

Authors: Tony Ballantyne, Antoinette Burton

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Empires and the Reach of the Global brings the history of empires into sharp focus by showing how imperialism has been a shaping force not just in international politics but in the economies and cultures of today's world. Focusing on both the strengths and limits of imperial power, Tony Ballantyne and Antoinette Burton describe the creation and disintegration of the reigning world order in the period from 1870 to 1945.Using the British, Japanese, and Ottoman empires as case studies, the authors trace the communication, transportation, and economic networks that were instrumental to empire building. They highlight the role of empires as place-making regimes that organize geographic space as…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 4/14/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Tony Ballantyne is Professor of History at the University of Otago.