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danielbird193 t1_ja0hutn wrote

Can anyone recommend a book which compares and contrasts some of the major empires from world history? I'm hoping to find something that stretches back to the Roman Empire and takes in some of the Chinese empires, the Moghuls, the Ottomans, Austria-Hungary, the British Empire, and more besides. I'm particular interested in the "decline and fall" aspects (i.e. what were the events and conditions that led to the demise of the empire in question), but general histories are ok as well.

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dropbear123 t1_ja31r2i wrote

I remember liking Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference by Frederick Cooper and Jane Burbank when I read it for university a few years ago. But it is more focused on how empires dealt with their diverse subjects rather than the decline and fall. The Amazon page for it does have the look inside feature to see if it has what you want.

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