HISTORY
Laxer, James

Empire

(4) YA Groundwork Guides series. This well-researched text describes the different empires that have existed throughout history, paying particular attention to how the American "empire" of today evolved from the Roman and British models. Though the author's personal biases are overly evident ("the Bush administration...in clear violation of international law"), this is a unique offering for researchers. Maps, sidebars, and source notes extend the text. Reading list, timeline. Ind.

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