Vient de paraître The Encyclopedia of Empire sous la direction de John MacKenzie chez Wiley-Blackwell

Vient de paraître The Encyclopedia of Empire sous la direction de John MacKenzie chez Wiley-Blackwell, 2016, 2816 p. (en quatre volumes) ISBN : 978-1-118-44064-3 Prix : 515 €.

Available online or as a four-volume print set, The Encyclopedia of Empire provides exceptional in-depth, comparative coverage of empires throughout human history and across the globe.
Features over 400 peer-reviewed entries, including both short definitional entries as well as discursive, essay-style articles on major topics and themes
Coverage includes individual empires, people, events and ideas that shaped the imperial experience as well as comparative themes such as environment, slavery, law, and weaponry
Reflects the recent resurgence of interest in this interdisciplinary and dynamic field of study, with newer approaches included alongside traditional topics
Explore sample articles and more information about this work by visiting www.encyclopediaofempire.com

Parmi les articles en ligne (librement téléchargeables en pdf), on pourra signaler :
British Empire : 4. Australasia and Pacific de Franck Bongiorno
China and treaty-port imperialism de Catherine Ladds
Decolonization de Michael Collins
Environment and empire de John M. MacKenzie
Kanem-Bornu Empire de Vincent Hiribarren
Luba–Lunda states de Giacomo Macola
Miscegenation de Berny Sèbe
Ottoman Empire de Nilay Özok-Gündoğan

John MacKenzie is Professor Emeritus of Imperial History at Lancaster University. In addition he holds honorary professorships of St. Andrews, Aberdeen and Edinburgh Universities, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He has edited the Studies in Imperialism series of Manchester University Press for the past 30 years, a series now encompassing over 100 books. He has authored and edited many publications on the history of the British Empire and has travelled extensively throughout the former empires of Britain, Portugal and the Netherlands.