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Empire: A Very Short Introduction Audiobook, by Stephen Howe Play Audiobook Sample

Empire: A Very Short Introduction Audiobook

Empire: A Very Short Introduction Audiobook, by Stephen Howe Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Victor Bevine Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2021 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781666114287

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

7

Longest Chapter Length:

56:06 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

14:40 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

36:57 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all history is colonial history, if one takes a broad enough definition and goes far enough back. And although the great historic imperial systems—the land-based Russian one as well as the seaborne empires of western European powers—have collapsed during the past half century, their legacies shape almost every aspect of life on a global scale. Meanwhile there is fierce argument, and much speculation, about what has replaced the old territorial empires in world politics. Do the United States and its allies, transnational companies, financial and media institutions, or more broadly the forces of "globalization," constitute a new imperial system?

Stephen Howe interprets the meaning of the idea of "empire" through the ages, disentangling the multiple uses and abuses of the labels "empire" and "colonialism," etc., and examines the aftermath of imperialism on the contemporary world.

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About Victor Bevine

Victor Bevine, Earphones Award–winning narrator, has worked for over thirty years as an actor, screenwriter, narrator, director, and more. A graduate of Yale University, his acting credits include many prestigious roles onstage as well as roles in the film version of A Separate Peace and countless television shows. He has written several screenplays, including Certainty, which was chosen for two prestigious writers’ conferences and which served as the basis for his first novel. His thirty-minute short film Desert Cross, which he wrote and directed, won accolades at the Athens International Film Festival. He serves as CEO of the World Freerunning Parkour Federation, of which he is cofounder.