The Rule of Empires

• Forcefully engages the debate about the limits and possibilities of empire.
• Included in the book are examples of empire dating back to the Romans and spanning four continents.

Readership: Readers interested in World history and politics

Timothy H. Parsons, Professor of African History, Washington University

Timothy Parsons is a Professor of African History at Washington University. He is the author many books, including The British Imperial Century, 1815-1914: A World History Perspective, and The 1964 Army Mutinies and the Making of Modern East Africa.

Introduction: The Subjects of Empire
1. Roman Britain: The Myth of the Civilizing Empire
2. Muslim Spain: Blurring Subjecthood in Imperial Al-Andalus
3. Spanish Peru: Empire by Franchise
4. Company India: Private Empire Building
5. Napoleonic Italy: Empire Aborted
6. British Kenya: The Short Life of the New Imperialism
7. France Under the Nazis: Imperial Endpoint
Conclusion: Imperial Epitaph