Comparing Empires

Encounters and Transfers in the Long Nineteenth Century. Edited by Jörn Leonhard and Ulrike von Hirschhausen.

The 28 contributions to this volume systematically compare four European empires of the 19th and early 20th centuries: the British Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, Russia and the Ottoman Empire. Examples are given to show the tension that existed in the relationships between the central and the peripheral areas as well as between the rulers and those they ruled over. The infrastructure, political conflicts and war experiences are demonstrated in the everyday practice of monarchy and religion. 556 Seiten mit 19 Abb., gebunden (Schriftenreihe der FRIAS School of History; Vol. 1/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear