After Tamerlane Audiobook By John Darwin cover art

After Tamerlane

The Global History of Empire Since 1405

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

After Tamerlane

By: John Darwin
Narrated by: Peter Johnson
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $34.94

Buy for $34.94

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Japanese, the Nazis, and the Soviets: All built empires meant to last forever; all were to fail. But, as John Darwin shows in this magisterial book, their empire-building created the world we know today.

From the death of Tamerlane in 1405, to America's rise to world "hyperpower," to the resurgence of China and India as global economic powers, After Tamerlane is a grand historical narrative that offers a new perspective on the past, present, and future of empires.

©2008 John Darwin (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Modern Politics & Government World Africa Imperialism Latin America Russia Military Middle East China
All stars
Most relevant  
Simply the best comprehensive one volume history of the modern era. If you're wondering why the world looks the way it does, you have to read this one.

Comprehensive Single Volume

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Scope is enormous, the idea of Eurasia as a particular geographic location for ideas and habits and large states rather than Europe and Asia is convincing. I thought more about The ubiquity of empires small and large. No hero worshipping but no bashing of victors either. A Really intelligent book. Hard to put down. Not David Harvey and definitely not Niall Ferguson (thank goodness)

Wow. Impressive width and deep analysis combine

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.