The notion of empire is associated with economic and political mechanisms of dominance. For the last decades, however, there has been a lively debate concerning

The notion of empire is associated with economic and political mechanisms of dominance. For the last decades, however, there has been a lively debate concerning

This book is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses Ottoman successes as well as failures against those of other empires with

A “monumental” account of the rise and fall of languages, with “many fresh insights, useful historical anecdotes, and charming linguistic oddities” (Chi

Focusing on language contact involving Russian, and the linguistic varieties that emerged from that contact in different social settings, this book analyzes iss