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- catalog abstract ""Despite their historical importance, empires have received scant attention from social scientists. Now, Alexander J. Motyl examines the structure, dynamics, and continuing relevance of empire - and ask, "Why do empires decline? Why do some empires collapse? And why do some collapsed empires revive?"" "Rejecting choice-centered theories of imperial decline, Motyl maintains that the very structure of empires promotes decay and that decay in turn facilitates the progressive loss of territory. Although most major empires have in fact declined in this manner, some, such as the Soviet Union, have collapsed suddenly and comprehensively. Motyl explains how and why collapse occurs, why such an outcome is hard to foresee, and why some collapsed empires revive. While broad-ranging historically and empirically, Imperial Ends focuses on five modern empires: the Soviet, Romanov, Ottoman, Habsburg, and Wilhelmine."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12262480.
- catalog coverage "Europe History 1871-1918.".
- catalog coverage "Soviet Union History 1985-1991.".
- catalog coverage "Turkey History Revolution, 1918-1923.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Despite their historical importance, empires have received scant attention from social scientists. Now, Alexander J. Motyl examines the structure, dynamics, and continuing relevance of empire - and ask, "Why do empires decline? Why do some empires collapse? And why do some collapsed empires revive?"" "Rejecting choice-centered theories of imperial decline, Motyl maintains that the very structure of empires promotes decay and that decay in turn facilitates the progressive loss of territory. Although most major empires have in fact declined in this manner, some, such as the Soviet Union, have collapsed suddenly and comprehensively. Motyl explains how and why collapse occurs, why such an outcome is hard to foresee, and why some collapsed empires revive. While broad-ranging historically and empirically, Imperial Ends focuses on five modern empires: the Soviet, Romanov, Ottoman, Habsburg, and Wilhelmine."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-154) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Finding Empire 1 -- 1. Imperial Beginnings 12 -- 2. Imperial Decay 39 -- 3. Imperial Collapse 67 -- 4. Imperial Revival 88 -- Conclusion: Losing Empire 114.".
- catalog extent "163 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0231121105 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Columbia University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Europe History 1871-1918.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union History 1985-1991.".
- catalog spatial "Turkey History Revolution, 1918-1923.".
- catalog subject "321/.03 21".
- catalog subject "CB245 .M66 2001".
- catalog subject "Civilization, Modern 20th century Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Civilization, Western Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Nationalism History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Revolutions.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Finding Empire 1 -- 1. Imperial Beginnings 12 -- 2. Imperial Decay 39 -- 3. Imperial Collapse 67 -- 4. Imperial Revival 88 -- Conclusion: Losing Empire 114.".
- catalog title "Imperial ends : the decay, collapse, and revival of empires / Alexander J. Motyl.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".