So, the rise and fall of empires is obviously a theme of this course.

因此,帝国的兴衰,显然是这门课关注的主题之一

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His latest attack is spelled out in a new book called The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires.

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The rise of the British and other European empires, with their technological and ultimately military superiority, threw the world out of joint.

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But all of them appear to be on the rise and someday may run vast empires.

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