Empires: The Logic of World Domination from Ancient Rome to the United States

by Herfried Münkler

Book Overview

"Herfried Munkler is a walking one-man think tank."
Die Zeit

Until recently, it was thought by many that empires were relics of the past. But suddenly, in the wake of 9/11, the global war on terror and the invasion of Iraq, the question of imperial power has returned to the centre of debate: we now seem to be faced with a new American empire that many people regard as threatening. Do the politicians in Washington dictate the rules that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745638724
• ISBN13: 9780745638720
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"