The notion of empire is associated with economic and political mechanisms of dominance. For the last decades, however, there has been a lively debate concerning

This book is a comparative study of imperial organization and longevity that assesses Ottoman successes as well as failures against those of other empires with

The notion of empire is associated with economic and political mechanisms of dominance. For the last decades, however, there has been a lively debate concerning

A “monumental” account of the rise and fall of languages, with “many fresh insights, useful historical anecdotes, and charming linguistic oddities” (Chi

The book explores the change over time in language-society relations in a multilingual periphery of Egypt. It examines the role of language ideologies in the co