An unravelling of the histories of two closely linked political goals - assimilation and empire - which were in many ways interdependent over the past 500 years, this book examines the resilience of assimilative ideology across centuries, continents,MoreAn unravelling of the histories of two closely linked political goals - assimilation and empire - which were in many ways interdependent over the past 500 years, this book examines the resilience of assimilative ideology across centuries, continents, and empires.