Empire

• A lively introduction to the concept of 'empire', 'imperialism', and 'colonialism'
• Examines imperialism's diverse and often bizarre afterlives in the contemporary world
• Raises questions about whether globalization constitutes a new imperial system
• Spans the history of empires, from ancient Rome to the modern British empires
• Stephen Howe is an expert in this field

Readership: General readers interetsted in world history and politics; students of history, politics, and cultural history.

Stephen Howe, Tutor in Politics at Ruskin College, Oxford

"excellent. He has a wonderful grasp of the issues ... It is essential that such a book puts the modern history of imperialism into perspective, and he does this very well." - Megan Vaughan, Oxford University

1: Who's an Imperialist?
2: Ancient Empire
3: Empire by Land
4: Empire by Sea
5: Death of the Seaborne Empires
6: Death of the Land Empires
7: Afterlives and Rebirths of Empire
8: Studying Empires: Prejudice and Progress, Cash and Culture