Short-term Empires in World History. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Rollinger, Julian Degen, Michael Gehler.
• Editors: Rollinger, Robert; Degen, Julian; Gehler, Michael
• Contents: Preface.- Approaching Short-term Empires in World History, a first Attempt.- The European Union: A new Post-democratic, Post-modern, and Post-national Short-term Empire?.- The Hunnic Empire of Attila.- The Timurid Empire.- The Latin Empire of Constantinople (1204-1261): Rise and Fall of a Short-term State in the Romania.- Mithradates VI and the Pontic Empire.- The Ghaznavids of eastern Iran, a postcolonial Muslim Empire.- Because Empire Means Forever: Babylon and Imperial Disposition.- The Medes of the 7th and 6th c. BCE: a Short-term Empire or rather a Short term Confederacy?.- In a League of Its Own? Nāder Šāh and His Empire.- The Barcids and Hannibal.- The Ostrogothic Empire of Theoderic the Great.- The Rise and Decline of Hitler's Empire (1933–1942).- From Warlord to Emperor: the careers of Shamshi-Adad and Hammurabi.- The 'Empire' of the Hephthalites.
• Publisher Details: Wiesbaden : Springer VS
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (344 pages)
• Subjects: History; History, Ancient; History, Modern; History -- Modern -- General; History: earliest times to present day; History -- Ancient -- General; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783658294359
• Related ISBNs: 9783658294342
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