{"product_id":"empire-a-new-history-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Empire: A New History of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Strathern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling new history of the world told through the ten major empires of human civilization.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEminent historian Paul Strathern opens the story of \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e with the Akkadian civilization, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our Western and Eastern roots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNext the narrative describes how a great deal of Western Classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyad Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation, it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East, at which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining breathtaking scope with masterful narrative control, Paul Strathern traces these connections across four millennia and sheds new light on these major civilizations--from the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty to the Aztec and Ottoman Empires, through to the most recent and biggest empires: the British, Russo-Soviet, and American. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharting five thousand years of global history in ten lucid chapters, \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e makes comprehensive and inspiring reading to anyone fascinated by the history of the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Strathern\u003c\/b\u003e is a Somerset Maugham Award-winning novelist, and his nonfiction works include \u003ci\u003eThe Venetians\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Death in Florence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Medici, Mendeleyev's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Florentines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Borgias\u003c\/i\u003e, all available from Pegasus Books. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47479072948402,"sku":"9781643137681","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/339f19648942f8b954533305738ba921.webp?v=1779230704","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/empire-a-new-history-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}