Tributary Empires in Global History

Tributary Empires in Global History is one of a very select few to pioneer comparisons between the great historical empires of Agrarian societies, such as the Roman, Mughal and Ottoman empires, and others. As such, it is an exercise in global and Comparative history over time. It examines and interrogates our basic historiographical, theoretical and comparative models and conceptions about how Large pre-colonial empires expanded, operated and declined. In 14 chapters, all of them explicitly comparative, a group of leading historians, Sociologists and Anthropologists illuminate tributary empires from diverse perspectives ranging from the character of the State and fiscal organization, to imperial households, royal rituals, provincial Societies as well as shared historiographical Traditions and tropes. In doing so, the Essays draw attention to the importance of these earlier forms form of imperialism to broaden our perspective on modern concerns about Empire and the legacy of colonialism.

PETER FIBIGER BANG is a Comparative Historian of the Roman Empire. On completing his PhD in Cambridge, UK, he took up a teaching position in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the author of the Roman Bazaar (Cambridge 2008), editor of 5 other volumes and a regular contributor to Weekendavisen, a weekly Danish newspaper.

C.A. BAYLY has specialized on the History of India, writing Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars (1983) and Empire and Information (1996). He has co-written Forgotten Wars and Forgotten Armies (2004-6) two studies of the Second World War in Southeast Asia with Tim Harper. In addition he has written Imperial Meridian: The British Empire and the world, 1780-1830 (1989) and the Birth of the Modern World 1780-1924 (2004) a general world history.

The Title "Tributary Empires in Global History " is written by Peter Fibiger Bang. This book was published in the year 2011. The ISBN number 0230308414|9780230308411 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 336 (Pages). The publisher of this title is MacMillan. We have about 53433 other great books from this publisher. Tributary Empires in Global History is currently Available with us.