Posted By BillHeise on November 23, 2009

Thanks to Andrew Sullivan for this “fascinating” way to look at history of empire:

This diagrammatic portrayal of the history of empire would argue against the Leninist-Machiavellian position that “he who grabs more is greater.” There appear to be extra-national forces that operate on historical events. For instance, Portugal (circa1970) has the largest empire in Europe, but by 1976 their empire has exploded.

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