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Decolonization of the British Empire

well off as the invading country. This can be said of both India and Africa as recently as the 1940s and 1950s. The school of thou...

India and the British Empire

elements of civilisation to the native Britons, and in the latter part of the nineteenth century, the Pax Britannica was frequentl...

Analyzing Blowback The Costs and Conseqences of American Empire by Chalmers Johnson

of our imperial stance may be for the rest of the world and for ourselves" (Johnson, 2001, p.16). Johnson explains that America th...

Metamorphosis of Jim in Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard

In six pages this paper discusses Jim's metamorphosis within the context of the novel. There are no other sources listed....

Reasons for the Collapse of the Roman Empire

In five pages religious, social, and political reasons are examined in this consideration of the causes of Rome's fall. Seven sou...

Vindication in Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

damned by critics as a "cowardly, furtive attack on divine truths and simple faith" (Craddock 60). Gibbons ostensible purpose in ...

Chapters 15 and 16 of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

that even hostile nations "embraced, or at least respected, each others superstition" (p. 94). However, the Jews were the only peo...

Western Empire and Charlemagne

death of King Pepin; when Carloman died, Charlemagne annexed his lands and disinherited Carlomans two young sons, who ended up, wi...

Tom Ford and Sara Forden's The Man Behind the Gucci Empire

In six pages this paper reviews the text that describes how designer Tom Ford resurrected the Gucci name in the fashion world of h...

Against Empire by Michael Parenti

In ten pages this paper examines the argument the author makes in this 1995 text. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Rupert Murdoch's Empire and the Disney Company

In ten pages these 2 very different business conglomerates are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are cited in the bibliograp...

A Chapter Analysis of Robert Vincent Remini's Andrew Jackson The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821

In five pages this powerful President as portrayed in this historical text is examined in a chapter by chapter description. There...

Jews in Hollywood and An Empire of Their Own by Neal Gabler

In five pages this paper examines how the Hollywood studio system was created by Jewish business moguls as considered in this 1988...

Lloyd's Empire, Welfare State, Europe and British History

In seven pages England's economic and political structures and the effects of the Great Depression as portrayed by Lloyd's text ar...

Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?

life-span of cities and the formulation and decline of the empires and civilizations. The Romans themselves took many elements of...

Infamous Genghis Khan the Man and His Empire

In seven pages this paper considers the notorious Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and his lasting global impact. There are 6 source...

Napoleon III and His Carnival Empire by John Bierman

In five pages the writing style of the author is one of the topics discussed in this text review. There are no other sources list...

Christianizing the Roman Empire by Ramsay MacMullen

This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...

The Reason for the Fall of the Roman Empire

(Elton, 1996). Then, when the Barbarians would invade, the internal problems in the Empire would see battle losses (Elton, 1996). ...

Ancient Kingship in the Sasanid Empire

by C.E. Bosworth, offers a considerable insight into how the ancient Sasanid civilization of Persia (modern day Iran) perceived ki...

Athenian Empire and Pericles

indeed a city of art and beauty - at least for those among the wealthy who could afford both art and beauty. As with any urban are...

Ottoman Empire, the Armenians, and Genocide

of them were generated by the descendents of the survivors (Erickson ,2001). Because of this, Erickson (2001) rightfully points ou...

The Habsburgs, Embodying Empire by Andrew Wheatcroft

how they have always been an incredibly focused and a very driven family who is dedicated to their power. And Wheatcroft examines ...

Empire Records Cinematic Analysis

Music Town. With $9,000 of store receipts in his pocket, Lucas goes to Atlantic City in hopes of parlaying that into enough money...

Kaplan, Imperial Grunts

to see Bissells point as Kaplan defines imperialism as "a form of isolationism, in which the demand for absolute, undefiled securi...

Why Did Constantine The Great Choose To Build His Eastern Capital Where He Did?

sea and easily fortified by land was brilliant strategy. It commanded the trade route between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea...

Nazim Hikmet/Human Landscapes from My Country

portrait of Turkish society at that time. Drawing on Hikmets ability as a screenwriter, as well as a poet, his free verse form e...

Holton/Forced Founders

describes the motivation of the landed-gentry, that is, the wealthiest 10 percent of the population, he also addresses why small f...

Conrad’s Heart of Darkness/The Death of Kurtz

147). Marlows initial reaction is in keeping with the African environment and the darkness that has touched his life, as it did Ku...

Historical Analysis of Edward Gibbons' 'The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire,' Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War,' and Tacitus' 'The Annals'

In ten pages three ancient historical texts are analyzed in terms of author's approach to history, the representation of the past,...