Supplanting Empires

Kendall Stiles

doi:10.5771/9781666974348

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Copyright year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-7433-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-7434-8
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 496
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
1. A US-China Power Transition? No access
2. 1. Political Economy and Discourse Approaches No access
  2. Power Transition as Leadership Transition No access
  3. Disclaimers No access
3. 1. Scope Issues No access
  2. Structure of the Cases, Sources, and Drafting Process No access
  3. The Cases No access
4. Note No access
5. References No access
1. 1. Overview No access
  2. The Shang Prior to the Transition No access
  3. The Zhou under the Shang No access
  4. The Transition No access
  5. The Western Zhou Dynasty After the Transition No access
  6. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  7. Note No access
  8. References No access
2. 1. Overview No access
  2. 1. The Emergence of the Neo-Assyrian Empire No access
    2. Territorial Extent and Population No access
    3. Religion and Symbols in Neo-Assyria No access
    4. Governing in the Home Territories No access
    5. Economy and Culture No access
    6. Relations with Client States No access
    7. Neo-Assyria’s Place in the Broader System No access
  3. Transition No access
  4. 1. History No access
    2. Religion and Major Symbols No access
    3. Governing in the Home Territories No access
    4. Economy and Culture No access
    5. Territorial Expanse and Population No access
    6. Relations with Client States No access
  5. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  6. References No access
3. 1. Overview No access
  2. 1. Historical Sources No access
    2. Neo-Babylonia between Nebuchadnezzar II and Cyrus II No access
    3. The Persian/Achaemenid Empire until 539 BC No access
    4. Neo-Babylonia to Persia Transition No access
    5. Persia After the Neo-Babylonian Transition No access
    6. Persia Prior to the Macedonian Transition No access
    7. Macedonia Prior to the Transition No access
    8. Persia-Macedonian Transition No access
    9. Post-Transition Macedonians No access
  3. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  4. Note No access
  5. References No access
4. 1. 1. The Nanda Dynasty No access
    2. The Maurya Prior to the Transition No access
    3. Nanda-Maurya Transition No access
    4. Mauryan Governance After the Transition No access
    5. Ashoka’s Shift No access
    6. Sunga Overthrow No access
  2. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  3. References No access
5. 1. Overview No access
  2. 1. Qin Dynasty Governing Structure and Principles No access
    2. Qin Society and Economy No access
  3. The Chu-Han Contention No access
  4. 1. Han Dynasty Government and Politics No access
    2. Han Dynasty Economy and Social Structures No access
  5. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  6. References No access
6. 1. Overview No access
  2. 1. Greek City-States No access
    2. Carthage No access
    3. The Diadochi Kingdoms No access
  3. Pre-transition Roman Republic No access
  4. 1. The Carthage-Rome Transition No access
    2. The Macedon-Rome and Seleucid-Rome Transitions No access
  5. Post-transition Rome No access
  6. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  7. References No access
7. 1. Overview No access
  2. 1. Parthian Origins and Expansion No access
    2. Parthian Governance, Society, and Religion No access
    3. Parthian Allies, Vassals, and Rivals No access
    4. The Military in Parthian Governance and Society No access
  3. 1. Sasanian Origins and the House of Sasan No access
    2. Sasanian Institutions No access
  4. The Transition: Parthian Decline and Sasanian Ascendancy No access
  5. 1. Military Organization No access
    2. Religion Across the Empire No access
  6. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  7. References No access
1. 1. Overview No access
  2. Pre-Islam and the Context for Rashidun Hegemony No access
  3. 1. The Conquests and Power Transition No access
    2. Tribal Influence on Military Affairs No access
    3. 1. Rashidun Economy No access
  4. Factors That Led to Umayyad Ascendance No access
  5. 1. Umayyad Geographical and Political Administration No access
    2. Tribal and Religious Opposition to Umayyad Administration No access
    3. Umayyad Administration No access
    4. Fiscal Administration No access
    5. Umayyad Economy No access
    6. Umayyad Regional Influence No access
  6. The Abbasid Revolt and Power Transition No access
  7. 1. Role in the Regional System No access
    2. Abbasid Administration No access
    3. Geographic Administration and Officials No access
  8. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  9. References No access
2. 1. Overview No access
  2. Iranian Governance to 800 AD No access
  3. Steppe Peoples to 800 AD No access
  4. Tahirids and Safirids in 825 to 900 AD No access
  5. Samanids from 850 to 1000 AD No access
  6. Ghaznavids from 975 to 1050 AD No access
  7. Seljuks from 1050 to 1150 No access
  8. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  9. References No access
3. 1. Overview No access
  2. Founding of the Mongolian State No access
  3. Mongol Governance No access
  4. Khwarezmian Governance and Society Prior to the Mongol Conquest No access
  5. Mongolian Conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire No access
  6. Mongol Governance and Society in the Former Kharezmian Empire No access
  7. Jin Governance and Society Prior to the Mongol Conquest No access
  8. Jin-Mongol Transition No access
  9. Mongol Governance and Society after Conquest of the Jin No access
  10. Southern Song Governance and Society Prior to the Mongol Conquest No access
  11. Mongol Governance and Society After the Conquest of the Southern Song No access
  12. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  13. References No access
4. 1. Overview No access
  2. The Yuan Dynasty Prior to the Transition No access
  3. 1. Fang Guozhen No access
    2. Zhang Shicheng No access
    3. The Red Turbans No access
    4. Song Red Turbans No access
    5. Tianwan and Xia Red Turbans No access
    6. Zhu Yuanzhang No access
  4. Post-transition No access
  5. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  6. References No access
5. 1. Overview No access
  2. Mali in 1348 No access
  3. Early Songhay and Gao No access
  4. Mali Decline to 1493 No access
  5. Askai Muhammed Conquests and Mali’s Response/Decay No access
  6. Songhay Imperial Structures No access
  7. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  8. References No access
1. 1. Overview No access
  2. The Rise of the Aztec Empire No access
  3. 1. Inca Governing Structures and Principles No access
    2. Inca Foreign Relations No access
    3. Inca Economy and Culture No access
  4. Spain Before the Conquest of Mexico and Peru No access
  5. The Conquest of Mexico No access
  6. The Conquest of Peru No access
  7. 1. Ordinary Governance Practices and Institutions No access
    2. Crown Interventions No access
  8. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  9. References No access
2. 1. Overview No access
  2. Habsburg Capabilities Prior to the Transition No access
  3. Bourbon France in the Mid-seventeenth Century No access
  4. 1. The Habsburg-Bourbon Transition, Phase Two (1618–1659) No access
  5. French Hegemony After the Transition No access
  6. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  7. References No access
3. 1. Overview No access
  2. 1. UK Governing Structures and Principles No access
    2. Governing the Empire No access
  3. 1. US Governing Structures and Principles No access
    2. America’s Informal Empire No access
  4. 1. 1914–1919 No access
    2. 1920–1928 No access
    3. 1929–1941 No access
    4. 1942–1945 No access
  5. Post-transition No access
  6. Analysis and Conclusions No access
  7. Note No access
  8. References No access
1. 1. Overview of the Cases No access
  2. Additional Findings No access
2. Can Power Transitions Be Predicted? No access
3. Implications for US-China Transition No access
4. Final Thoughts No access
5. References No access
Index No access Pages 489 - 494
About the Authors No access Pages 495 - 496