Puri, Samir, 1981-

The Great Imperial Hangover : How Empires Have Shaped the World / Samir Puri - 367 pages ; 24cm .

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 America's Imperial Inheritance -- 2 Britain's Grandeur and Guilt of Empire -- 3 The European Union's Post-Imperial Project -- 4 Russia's Embrace of its Imperial Legacy -- 5 China's Janus Faces of Empire -- 6 India's Overcoming of the 'Intimate Enemy' -- 7 The Middle East's Post-Imperial Instability -- 8 Africa's Scramble Beyond Colonialism -- Conclusion: The World's Intersecting Imperial Legacies -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index

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