Peoples and Empires: A Short History of European Migration, Exploration, and Conquest, from Greece to the Present: 6 (Modern Library Chronicles) - Softcover

"Two thousand years of empire compressed into two hundred pages, without sacrifice of detail or lucidity. The breadth of vision is phenomenal." --Roy Porter

"Masterly . . . Pagden has an unerring sense of evidence, a gift of lucidity, an eye for a good story, a sharp taste for argument, and a vivid, pithy way with words. . . . He combines without obvious contrivance a survey and a story, with broad horizons and a perfect pace." --Felipe Fernández-Armesto

"Without condescension, [Pagden] writes lucidly for the educated non-expert. Sketching a huge territory of knowledge, his compact essay belongs to a series . . . which on the strength of this volume is an admirable publishing venture indeed." --Chicago Tribune

Describes the history and influence of European contact with other regions of the world, discussing the role of migration, exploration, and conquest in shaping world political boundaries, culture, and society. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.