TY - BOOK AU - Kumar,Krishan TI - Visions of empire: how five imperial regimes shaped the world SN - 9780691153636 (hardcover : alk. paper) U1 - 904 KUM PY - 2017/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - Imperialism KW - Case studies KW - World politics KW - World history N1 - Gratis; Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-552) and index; The idea of empire -- The Roman empire -- The Ottoman empire -- The Habsburg empire -- The Russian and Soviet empires -- The British empire -- The French empire -- Epilogue: nations after empires ER -