Chemistry and Metallurgy in the Great Empires

The book is composed of two nearly equal parts: a collection of 19 articles by the author reprinted from the Bulletin of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum covering briefly the history of chemistry and metallurgy in the great empire. The other half is composed of articles written specially to complete the book in a total of 272 pages. 21.5 × 28 cm, hard cover. Fully illustrated in colour, suitable for the general reader as well as metallurgical engineers, chemists, and students. ISBN 978-2-922686-03-6. Published July 2009. Price $70 + postage.

Table of Contents

1. General
   1. Chemistry and Metallurgy
   2. Historical Background
   3. Rise and Fall of Empires
2. Ancient and Medieval Empires
   1. Egyptian Empire
   2. Middle Eastern and Eurasian Civilizations
   3. Greek and Persian Empires
   4. Metals in Ancient Georgia
   5. Carthage
   6. Empires at the Eastern River Valleys
   7. The Roman Empire
   8. Frankish and Islamic Empires
   9. Holy Roman Empire and City-States
   10. American Indian Empires
   11. Ancient African Kingdoms
   12. Epilogue
3. Central Asia
4. Maritime and Trading Empires
   1. Exploration, Discovery, and Colonization
   2. Spanish Empire
   3. Portuguese Empire
   4. Danish Empire
   5. Dutch Empire
   6. British Empire
5. Modern Empires
   1. Introduction
   2. Swedish Empire
   3. Russian Empire
   4. French Empire
   5. German Empire
   6. Austrian Empire
   7. Belgian Empire
   8. Italian Empire
   9. American Empire
   10. Japanese Empire
   11. Epilogue