Empire and order : the concept of empire, 800-1800
by
 
Muldoon, James, 1935-

Title
: 
Empire and order : the concept of empire, 800-1800

Author
: 
Muldoon, James, 1935-

ISBN
: 
9780312222260
 
9780333650134

Personal Author
: 
Muldoon, James, 1935-

Publication Information
: 
Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Physical Description
: 
viii, 209 p. ; 23 cm.

Series
: 
Studies in modern history

Series Title
: 
Studies in modern history

General Note
: 
Includes index.

Contents
: 
1. From the Carolingian Empire to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation -- 2. Other Medieval Empires -- 3. The Papal Conception of Empire -- 4. The Emperor as Dominus Mundi -- 5. Empires - Metaphysical and Moral -- 6. The Golden Age of Empire -- Conclusion: Empire and State.

Abstract
: 
"Empire is one of the most evocative, yet least examined, words in the political vocabulary. This book examines the wide range of meanings attributed to the concept of empire in the medieval and early modern world, demonstrating that the concepts of empire and state developed in parallel, not sequentially."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
: 
Imperialism -- History.


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IIEMSAGeneral Books33168015741669325.3209 M954E 19991