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Hyslop and Daniels (co-authors, Almanac of World History) enhance their narrative snapshots of 31 empires in world history with an extensive array of maps, illustrations, photographs, and artwork. They convincingly develop the premise that most successful empires have certain strengths in common: military power, excellent civil servants, first-class communications, and efficacious incorporation of diverse populations. Generalist and encyclopedic rather than scholarly an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More