Imperial trajectories -- Imperial rule in Rome and China -- After Rome: empire, Christianity, and Islam -- Eurasian connections: the Mongol empires -- Beyond the Mediterranean: Ottoman and Spanish empires -- Oceanic economies and colonial societies: Europe, Asia, and the Americas -- Beyond the steppe: empire-building in Russia and China -- Empire, nation, and citizenship in a revolutionary age -- Empires across continents: the United States and Russia -- Imperial repertoires and myths of modern colonialism -- Sovereignty and empire: nineteenth-century Europe and its near abroad -- War and revolution in a world of empires, 1914 to 1945 -- End of empire? -- Empires, states, and political imagination

1. World history
2. World politics
3. Imperialism -- History
4. Colonization -- History
5. Colonies -- History
6. Power (Social sciences) -- History
7. Difference (Philosophy) -- Political aspects -- History