Hello to all reading...
This is a plea of help from a rather lost girl. I have got an essay to write, but have no idea where to start. The question is 'What, if anything, do all empires have in common?'
I was thinking of considering the following:
1) what is an empire?
2) Case studies of different empires
- Roman Empire
- Ottoman Empire(?)
- British Empire
3) Discuss similarites/difference etc.
Let me know what you think about this rather bare-boned plan of mine. The main issue for me is what is an empire. As more of a social historian, if you can call me that, the political/military side of things isn't of great interest to me, however, I feel it may be inevitable to stray down that route to answer this question.
The essay title is not set in stone, as I have 45 titles to choose from, (Choosing the questions hard enough, let alone writing the essay!) so if this comes up cold, then I might have a second look at my list.
Any advice/help/general comments would be amazing, as I think I need a bit of a kick up the backside to get me going on this adventure of sorts.
Thanks,
Jen