Empires That Shook the World

Empires That Shook the World
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Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 143510546X
ISBN-13 : 9781435105461
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Download or read book Empires That Shook the World written by Andrew Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Andrew Taylor shines a spotlight on 25 imperial hegemonies from every period of global history--from the Mongols of Genghis Khan who made Europe quake with fear during the 13th century to the dizzying rise of Hitler's Third Reich in the 20th century. Taylor also examines the ways in which imperial structures collapse, their reliance on single, powerful individuals, and the way they cope with the problem of disparate peoples and religions within their borders.


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