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100 _aFarrington, Karen
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245 0 _aHistorical atlas of empires. /
_cKaren Farrington.
260 _aLondon :
_bMercury Books,
_c2003
300 _b191 p. : ill. (some col.)
_c30 cm.
500 _aCharts the structure of empires from both the geographical and historical perspectives. Through the historical snapshots, shows that chaos rather than calculation was the ultimate ruler. With the use of maps, color illustrations, and photographs, the Historical Atlas of Empires explores and explains the ever-changing concept of empire from the ancient Akkadians of Iraq to the super powers of the 21st century.
520 _aContents: the First Empires, Ancient Rivals, the Glorious East, The Empires of Faith, Steppe Empires, To the Edge of the World, The Medieval World, The Age of Discovery, Rivals in the Old World, The Modern Empire, The State of Empire Today.
650 _aHistory geography
_2sears
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650 _aWorld history
_2sears
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