Books by Muzzafar Alam
“What was interesting about Muzzafar Alam’s book on the crisis of Empire in north India of the Mughals was that the period of decline—of what we normally see as decline—is also a period of deeper penetration of imperial statecraft. So, actually, the form of statecraft that the Empire represents becomes more deeply entrenched in provincial society. So, you could say that the fragmentation is, in a way, the price of success. It’s not failure.” Read more...
Peter Fibiger Bang, Historian
Interviews where books by Muzzafar Alam were recommended
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The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture
by Peter Garnsey & Richard Saller -
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The Crisis of Empire in Mughal North India, Awadh and Punjab, 1707-48
by Muzzafar Alam -
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A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology
by Pamela Kyle Crossley -
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Empire: The Russian Empire and its Rivals (from the 16th century to the present)
by Dominic Lieven -
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The Birth of the Modern World 1780-1914
by C.A. Bayly
The best books on Empires, recommended by Peter Fibiger Bang
The best books on Empires, recommended by Peter Fibiger Bang
Empires are a reflection of the fact some states are stronger than others and are by no means just a relic of the past, says Peter Fibiger Bang, historian of empire and world history at the University of Copenhagen. Here, he recommends books on a variety of empires, from the ancient Romans to the Mughal, Qing and Russian empires and explains what it is that made some empires so durable and resilient across the centuries.
