In The Shadow Of Gods: Emperor World History Dominic Lieven Penguin Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία General Issues

From The Acclaimed Wolfson Prize-Winning Author A Dazzling History Of World\ S Emperors For Millennia Much World Was Ruled By Emperors: Handful Individuals Claimed No Limit To Lands They Could Rule Over And Their Authority Operated Beyond Normal Human Constraint Indeed Often Superhuman Or Divine In Practice Ran Gamut Being Some Most Remarkable Men Who Ever Lived Worst Least Dominic Lieven\ Marvellous New Book Shadow Gods Is First Grapple Seriously With This Extraordinary Phenomenon Across Peoples Willingly Unwillingly Fell Into Orbit Around Figures Reshaped Destroyed Entire Societies Imposed Religions Invaded Rivals Lieven Describes Anatomy Imperial Monarchy Principles Which It Functioned He Compares Great Antiquity Caliphs Warrior-Emperors Steppe Before Turns Habsburg Russian Ottoman Mughal Chinese Packing Stories Astute Observations Sense Both Delight Horror At These Individuals\ Antics Breadth Extreme Behaviour Here - Warlords Patrons Arts Political Genius Feeble Incapacity Pathological Violence As One Experts On Empires Brilliantly Qualified Write That Brings Life System Dominated Well History\ Grandest Dismaying Σελίδες: 528 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm