The Encyclopedia of Empire, 4 Volume Set

by Mackenzie, John

• ISBN13: 9781118440643
• ISBN10: 1118440641
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-02-16
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Available online or as a four-volume print set, The Encyclopedia of Empire provides exceptional in-depth, comparative coverage of empires throughout human history and across the globe.

• Features over 400 peer-reviewed entries, including both short definitional entries as well as discursive, essay-style articles on major topics and themes
• Coverage includes individual empires, people, events and ideas that shaped the imperial experience as well as comparative themes such as environment, slavery, law, and weaponry
• Reflects the recent resurgence of interest in this interdisciplinary and dynamic field of study, with newer approaches included alongside traditional topics

4 Volumes

www.encyclopediaofempire.com

Author Biography

John MacKenzie is Professor Emeritus of Imperial History at Lancaster University. In addition he holds honorary professorships of St. Andrews, Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He has edited the Studies in Imperialism series of Manchester University Press for the past 30 years, a series now encompassing over 100 books. He has authored and edited many publications on the history of the British Empire and has travelled extensively throughout the former empires of Britain, Portugal and the Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Volume I

Lexicon vii

List of figures xxi

List of maps xxv

Editor-in-chief xxvii

Assistant editor xxix

Associate editors xxxi

Advisory board xxxiii

Notes on contributors xxxv

Preface lxxxi

Empires in world history: characteristics, concepts, and consequences lxxxiii

Maps cxi

Empire A–C 1–644

Volume II

Empire D–J 645–1232

Volume III

Empire K–R 1233–1842

Volume IV

Empire S-Z 1843–2302

Index 2303