In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History

by Dominic Lieven

Book Overview

A dazzling account of the men (and occasional woman) who led the world's empires, a book that probes the essence of leadership and power through the centuries and around the world.

From the rise of Sargon of Akkad, who in the third millennium BCE ruled what is now Iraq and Syria, to the collapse of the great European empires in the twentieth century, the empire has been the dominant form of power in history. Dominic Lieven's expansive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735222193
• ISBN13: 9780735222199
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"