{"product_id":"empire-a-new-history-of-the-world","title":"Empire: A New History of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling new history of the world told through the ten major empires of human civilization.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEminent historian Paul Strathern opens the story of \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e with the Akkadian civilization, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our Western and Eastern roots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNext the narrative describes how a great deal of Western Classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyad Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation, it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East, at which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining breathtaking scope with masterful narrative control, Paul Strathern traces these connections across four millennia and sheds new light on these major civilizations--from the Mongol Empire and the Yuan Dynasty to the Aztec and Ottoman Empires, through to the most recent and biggest empires: the British, Russo-Soviet, and American. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharting five thousand years of global history in ten lucid chapters, \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e makes comprehensive and inspiring reading to anyone fascinated by the history of the world.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984333930727,"sku":"9781643137681","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_7e6e0142-013a-42bf-8012-cdf42ab55eb8.jpg?v=1776316759","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/empire-a-new-history-of-the-world","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}