Search Results for: Elusive Empires

A fascinating story that offers a striking interpretation of the origins, progress, and effects of the American Revolution.

Throughout history, a large portion of the world's population has lived under imperial rule. Although scholars do not always agree on when and where the roots o

A truly continental history in both its geographic and political scope, The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763 investigates eighteenth-century d

Empires of the Imagination takes the Louisiana Purchase as a point of departure for a compelling new discussion of the interaction between France and the United

This Violent Empire traces the origins of American violence, racism, and paranoia to the founding moments of the new nation and the initial instability of Ameri