Empires : A Historical and Political Sociology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Empires: A Historical and Political Sociology\nby Krishan Kumar\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Krishan Kumar\nTitle: Empires: A Historical and Political Sociology\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Sociology\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd\nPublication year: 2020\nISBN-13: 9781509528349\nISBN-10: 1509528342\nRRP: \u00A355.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nEmpires have been the commonest form of political organization for most of recorded history. How should we best understand them? What are their principles and how do they differ from other political forms, such as the nation-state? What sort of relations between rulers and ruled do they express? Do they, as many have held, .