Jane Burbank

Empires in World History examines the vast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambition, which have dominated the political landscape for more than two millennia. This book departs from conventional European and nation-centred perspectives to offer a remarkable look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order. Beginning with ancient Rome and China, and...

After the dissolution of empires, was the nation-state the only way to unite people politically, culturally, and economically? In Post-Imperial Possibilities, historians Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper examine three large-scale, transcontinental projects aimed at bringing together peoples of different regions to mitigate imperial legacies of inequality. Eurasia, Eurafrica, and Afroasia—in theory if not in practice—offered alternative routes out of empire....

After the dissolution of empires, was the nation-state the only way to unite people politically, culturally and economically? In Post-Imperial Possibilities, historians Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper examine three large-scale, transcontinental projects aimed at bringing together peoples of different regions to mitigate imperial legacies of inequality. Eurasia, Eurafrica, and Afroasia - in theory if not in practice - offered alternative...