The Age of Empires

by Robert Aldrich

Book Overview

For over five hundred years, empires have been a feature of the political landscape, and today, many contemporary conflicts resonate with issues tied to colonial conquest and the uneasy situations they produced. Empires evoke potent images: Henry Morton Stanley, David Livingstone, and the gallery of colonial explorers; the Spanish conquistadors' quest for gold and silver; and the Dutch heritage of trade in the East Indies. These legacies still...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500295492
• ISBN13: 9780500295496
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"