ABSTRACT

This volume brings together a group of some of the most outstanding scholars in political science, history, and historical sociology to examine the causes of imperial decline and collapse of the Russian, Ottoman, and Habsburg empires.

chapter 1|11 pages

How Empires End

chapter 2|5 pages

The End of Empires

part 1|80 pages

Collapse of Empires: Causes

chapter 3|11 pages

Thinking About Empire

chapter 4|15 pages

The Ottoman Empire

chapter 5|13 pages

The Habsburg Empire

chapter 6|15 pages

The Russian Empire

chapter 7|24 pages

The Soviet Union

part 2|96 pages

Collapse of Empires: Consequences

chapter 9|14 pages

The Ottoman Empire

chapter 10|13 pages

The Habsburg Empire

chapter 11|13 pages

The Russian Empire

chapter 13|12 pages

Conclusion