Welcome to H-Empire, H-Net's interdisciplinary network on colonial and imperial studies!

H-Empire seeks to bring together scholars and others interested in sharing resources, research and questions concerning the origin, development, working and decline of empires, rather broadly defined across academic disciplines and professional interests, chronological time periods, and geographical regions.

Recent Discussions

ANN: Conference: The Art and Architecture of Mapping: Visual and Material Approaches to Cartographic Objects (London, 20-21 June, 2023)

The Art and Architecture of Mapping: Visual and Material Approaches to Cartographic Objects

(The Courtauld Institute of Art, Vernon Square, London WC1X 9EW, 20-21 June, 2023)

CFP: Forensics of Provenance: Colonial Translocations through the Lenses of Legal Pluralism

Dear colleagues, apologies for cross-posting. 

CFP: Forensics of Provenance: Colonial Translocations through the Lenses of Legal Pluralism
International Workshop | 8–9 February 2024
Käte Hamburger Kolleg “Legal Unity and Pluralism”

Pages

Recent Reviews

Author: 
Caroline Elkins
Reviewer: 
Richard N. Price

Price on Elkins, 'Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire'

Caroline Elkins. Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. x + 875 pp. $37.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-307-27242-3

Reviewed by Richard N. Price (University of Maryland) Published on H-Empire (December, 2022) Commissioned by Charles V. Reed (Elizabeth City State University)

Author: 
Jonathan Daly
Reviewer: 
Jacob Ivey

Ivey on Daly, 'The Rise of Western Power: a Comparative History of Western Civilization (2nd ed.)'

Jonathan Daly. The Rise of Western Power: a Comparative History of Western Civilization (2nd ed.). London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014, 2021 (2nd ed.). 696 pp. $44.95 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-4411-1851-6.

Reviewed by Jacob Ivey (Florida Institute of Technology) Published on H-Empire (July, 2022) Commissioned by Gemma Masson (University of Birmingham)

Author: 
Luca Scholz
Reviewer: 
Joseph F. Patrouch

Patrouch on Scholz, 'Borders and Freedom of Movement in the Holy Roman Empire'

Luca Scholz. Borders and Freedom of Movement in the Holy Roman Empire. Studies in German History Series. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. 288 pp. Ill. $85.00 (e-book), ISBN 978-0-19-258444-1; $85.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-19-884567-6.

Reviewed by Joseph F. Patrouch (University of Alberta) Published on H-Empire (March, 2022) Commissioned by Gemma Masson (University of Birmingham)

Author: 
Richard Price
Reviewer: 
Darren Reid

Reid on Price, 'Empire and Indigeneity: Histories and Legacies'

Richard Price. Empire and Indigeneity: Histories and Legacies. London: Routledge, 2021. 372 pp. $44.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-367-56579-4; $160.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-367-56578-7; $44.95 (e-book), ISBN 978-1-00-309844-7.

Reviewed by Darren Reid (University College London) Published on H-Empire (March, 2022) Commissioned by Gemma Masson (University of Birmingham)

Pages