MetaFilter posts tagged with empires

5,000 Years in 90 Seconds

jonson — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:57:37 -0800

The Imperial History of the Middle East is a flash based map of the Middle East, with a sliding timeline showing the various forces that have established dominance in the region over the last 5,000 years. Just one of many interesting interactive demonstrations over at Maps Of War.

...plainly jinxed by whatever faith he cringes before ...

amberglow — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:25:35 -0800

President Jonah --an essay/history lesson/bible lesson/etc by Gore Vidal. ...We have also come to a point in this dark age where there is not only no hero in view but no alternative road unblocked. We are trapped terribly in a now that few foresaw and even fewer can define ...

Everybody wants to rule the world

blahblahblah — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 23:43:18 -0800

The 25 largest empires. The influential British were first, of course. But the original Axis of Evil never beat the Mongols, and Canada holds more territory than Rome at its peak. Watch some amazing animations of the rise and fall of the Mughals in India. (or other examples). Only one official empire remains today, but speculation on new candidates abound.

Monroe Doctrine

Pollomacho — Mon, 02 Dec 2002 09:40:22 -0800

December 2, 1823 President James Monroe made his annual speech to congress and outlined his policy that the American continents were "henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers" Since then the US has, for better or worse, at times stood by the Monroe Doctrine, ignored it when they had bigger issues back home and even argued that it doesn't apply in the case of American imperialism. Is it time to retool our Latin America policy now that Europe doesn't seem so bent on imperialism there, or is the Doctrine needed as much as ever?

Are Americans really so imperial?

hama7 — Thu, 28 Nov 2002 02:47:47 -0800

A Funny Sort of Empire: Are Americans really so imperial?

Mack Twain — Sat, 20 Jul 2002 10:56:50 -0800

A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin. Ever wonder how the Middle East got so screwed up to start with? It all happened in an eight year time span, 1914-1922. The destruction of the Ottoman Empire laid the foundation for over half of the current conflicts in the world. Coupled with Huntingtons' Clash of Civilizations, this book does more to explain WTF went wrong.

youthbc1 — Thu, 17 May 2001 22:49:33 -0800

The U.S. Should buy Greenland I often wonder why politicians and bureaucrats don't act on the ideas of columnists. Maybe because it would be, in the words of Sir Humphrey Appleby, "courageous" of them to do so.