Empire and Superempire: Britain, America and the World

by Bernard Porter

A timely and provocative comparison of the British and American empires: are they alike, or are they very different beasts?

The present American "empire" is often compared with the British one of yore--not surprising in view of the fact that Afghanistan and Iraq were once British imperial stamping grounds, too. But how alike are the two empires really? What are the connections between them? And what can we learn from the comparison?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300110103
• ISBN13: 9780300110104
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.7"