{"product_id":"modern-empires-bonnie-g-smith-9780199375929","title":"Modern Empires: A Reader","description":"Based on the central role that the study of documents plays in the history classroom, \u003cem\u003eModern Empires: A Reader \u003c\/em\u003epresents the history of modern empires across the globe from the late fifteenth century to the present. The anthology's chronological, geographical, and thematic range offers special pedagogical benefits in light of the growing attention to the history of empire. Featuring voices from all levels of society and all parts of the world, this book stresses the complexity of empires when seen from multiple points of view. The introduction provides a thorough synopsis of the rise and fall of empires and also presents themes on which to base class discussions: Are empires chaotic systems or do they lead to systems of world governance? Are empires agents of integration and civilization or agents of violence and destruction? What is the nature of individual participation in empire? What is the role of resistance in the evolution of empire? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe selection of sources in\u003cem\u003e Modern Empires \u003c\/em\u003eportrays an imperial panorama and charts its wide-ranging effects on individual nations and the unfolding history of the world. Providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of documents from modern empires around the world, \u003cem\u003eModern Empires: A Reader\u003c\/em\u003e makes explicit the connections between imperialism and modern globalization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonnie G. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199375925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199375929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Bonnie G. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988092846335,"sku":"9780199375929","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f0da6c6-1926-4131-a2ce-5efd607c15b7.jpg?v=1683292578","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modern-empires-bonnie-g-smith-9780199375929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}