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Empires (Cornell Studies in Comparative History)

Empires (Cornell Studies in Comparative History)

by Michael W . Doyle (Author)

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 407
 Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 07 Apr 1986
ISBN 10: 080149334X
ISBN 13: 9780801493348

Media Reviews
The analysis of the causes and patterns of imperialism has long been a difficult academic exercise. . . . To structure this far-ranging phenomenon and arrange its course in a concise, interpretive essay takes pluck, if a good adjective from the derring-do novels of empire may be used here. Michael W. Doyle had that pluck and has succeeded remarkably well in his task. This is a splendid essay, an effective combination of broad historical analysis and well-presented theoretical assessments derived from the social sciences. The book will no doubt stand as one of the best contemporary syntheses of the progress of imperialism. . . . Doyle has read widely and well. He has mastered his material and has done with it something masterly: he has made the whole more than the sum of the parts. What follows next from the lively mind of this scholar will be pleasantly anticipated. -American Historical Review
As a contribution to multicausal analysis of social change, this is a major work. And, as a general introduction to European imperialism, its theoretical sophistication, broad sweep, and the clear presentation and organization of historical detail leave it with few peers. -American Journal of Sociology
Ranging from the Athenian empire to the nineteenth century, Michael W. Doyle attempts to construct a historical sociology of empires that will encompass imperialism's infinite variety. . . . He recognizes the diversity of empires and imperial motivation, the French 'civilizing mission,' Spanish Catholicism and, implicitly, British 'muscular Christianity.' . . . The overall argument . . . has a persuasive simplicity and symmetry. . . . Empire is an excellent introduction to current theories of imperialism, and an interesting attempt at a new synthesis. -Times Literary Supplement
Michael Doyle puts forward an intriguing set of arguments about the sources of imperialism in a sophisticated social-scientific way. His work is erudite, broad in scope, theoretically sophisticated, and thoughtful as well as thought-provoking. -Robert O. Keohane