
The Encyclopedia of Empire, 4 Volume Set
John MacKenzie(Editor)
Wiley (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 5. February 2016
Book
Hardback
2816 pages
978-1-118-44064-3 (ISBN)
Description
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
Reviews / Votes
"This work by editor in chief MacKenzie (emer., Lancaster Univ.), assisted by historians Dalziel (independent scholar), Doumanis (Univ. of New South Wales), and Charney (independent scholar), offers a very thorough iteration of a common theme for reference works-empire. The project has an exhaustive list of contributors and an impressive advisory board to aid the editors." (Choice Connect 2016)More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 213 mm
Weight
5339 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-44064-3 (9781118440643)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
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.
Content
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
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