Expanding Empires

Wendy F. Kasinec teaches World Civilizations at Loyola University. Michael A. Polushin is assistant professor of Latin American history at the University of Southern Mississippi.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Assyria: The Land of Assur and the Yoke of AssurChapter 3 Egypt: The First Colonial EmpireChapter 4 Supplement 1: Hegemonic Images and EmpireChapter 5 Macedonian Empire: Alexander and the Successor KingdomsChapter 6 Seleucid Babylonia: hellenism in Seleucid BabyloniaChapter 7 Mauryan Empire: India's First Imperial UnificationChapter 8 Supplement 2: Cultural Integrity and ChangeChapter 9 Eastern Germanic "Kings": Rome and the German "Kings"Chapter 10 Carolingian Empire: Integration and Social ReproductionChapter 11 Supplement 3: Family, Property, and the LawChapter 12 Africa: Islam in West AfricaChapter 13 Spain: Muslims and Christians in SpainChapter 14 Supplement 4: Four Faces of IslamChapter 15 Han Dynasty: Nomads and Han China, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.Chapter 16 T'ang Dynasty: China's Northern Frontier during the T'ang DynastyChapter 17 Supplement 5: Boundaries and BarriersChapter 18 Yamato Dynasty: The Creation of the Imperial State SystemChapter 19 Supplement 6: Cultural Attrition and Imperial ExpansionChapter 20 Mongolia: Mongol Imperial Government after Cinggis QanChapter 21 Supplement 7: Asian Rituals of RuleChapter 22 Russia: Russia and the MongolsChapter 23 Supplement 8: The Cultural MarketplaceChapter 24 Aztecs: Aztecs adn the Valley of MexicoChapter 25 Inca: Andean Peoples and the Spanish EmpireChapter 26 Supplement 9: Civic Order, Status, and Legitimacy

Bold, innovative, and refreshing. . . . This is a truly global and non-hegemonic perspective.