The juxtaposition of various empires makes fascinating reading. These very engaging volumes will be a delightful read for any scholars interested in the history of empires. They will also make an excellent addition to any collection as a good general study of empires and an excellent starting point for research into specific empires. Highly recommended.
Peter Fibiger Bang is Associate Professor of History at the University of Copenhagen.
C. A. Bayly was the Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge.
Walter Scheidel is the Dickason Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Classics and History, and a Kennedy-Grossman Fellow in Human Biology at Stanford University.