{"product_id":"9781643136684","title":"The Shadows of Empire: How Imperial History Shapes Our World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterful, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging study of how the vestiges of the imperial era shape society today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this groundbreaking narrative, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadows of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e explains (in the vein of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Roads\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Geography)\u003c\/i\u003e how the world’s imperial legacies still shape our lives—as well as the thorniest issues we face today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For the first time in millennia we live without formal empires. But that doesn’t mean we don’t feel their presence rumbling through history. From Russia’s incursions in the Ukraine to Brexit; from Trump’s America-First policy to China’s forays into Africa; from Modi’s India to the hotbed of the Middle East, Samir Puri provides a bold new framework for understanding the world’s complex rivalries and politics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Organized by region, and covering vital topics such as security, foreign policy, national politics and commerce, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadows of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e combines gripping history and astute analysis to explain why the history of empire affects us all in profound ways; it is also a plea for greater awareness, both as individuals and as nations, of how our varied imperial pasts have contributed to why we see the world in such different ways.","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46435008020721,"sku":"9781643136684","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781643136684_p0.jpg?v=1764973184","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781643136684","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}