Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: GE.W FS.E Darw / College 2d - Geschichte / Sammlung Duffek	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

VERLAGSTEXT: / / Describing how empires have risen and fallen over some six centuries, 'After Tamerlane' gets to grip with the factors that have created success or failure. Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Soviets, the Japanese and the Nazis. All built empires they hoped would last forever: all were destined to fail. But, as John Darwin shows in his magnificent book, their empire building created the world we know today. From the death of Tamerlane in 1405, last of the `world conquerors', to the rise and fall of European empires, and from America's growing colonial presence to the resurgence of India and China as global economic powers, 'After Tamerlane' provides a wonderfully intriguing perspective on the past, present and future of empires. / / AUS DEM INHALT: / / List of Illustrations | viii / List of Maps | ix / Preface | x / / 1. Orientations | 1 / 2. Eurasia and the Age of Discovery | 47 / 3. The Early Modern Equilibrium | 101 / 4. The Eurasian Revolution | 157 / 5. The Race against Time | 219 / 6. The Limits of Empire | 295 / 7. Towards the Crisis of the World, 1914-1942 | 365 / 8. Empire Denied | 425 / 9. Tamerlane's Shadow | 487 / / Notes | 507 / Further Reading | 558 / Index | 569 /