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The burdens of empire : 1539 to the present

Pagden, Anthony

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\"Throughout human history, empires have been far more constant and widespread, and the source of far more anguished political speculation, than nation states have ever been. But despite the long history of debate and the recent resurgence of interest in empires and imperialism, no one seems very clear as to what exactly an empire is. The Burdens of Empire strives to offer not only a definition but also a working description. This book examines how empires were conceived by those who ruled them and lived under them; it looks at the relations, real or imagined, between the imperial metropolis (when one existed) and its outlying provinces or colonies; and it asks how the laws that governed the various parts and various ethnic groups, of which all empires were made, were conceived and interpreted. Anthony Pagden argues that the evolution of the modern concept of the relationship between states, and in particular the modern conception of international law, cannot be understood apart from the long history of European empire building\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Imperialism History. / Europe Colonies History. / Colonization History. / Ethnic relations History. / History, Modern. / Imperialism Philosophy. / International relations Philosophy. / International law Philosophy. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. / Europe Territorial expansion History.
• ISBN: 9780521198271, 0521198275, 9780521188289, 0521188288

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
JC359.P273 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE