Description |
xix, 556 pages ; 24 cm |
Notes |
"The peculiar forms of Oriental despotism, not limited to the Orient, had their origin in societies where irrigation was a matter of life and death to the people and their crops, and control of the watercourses was in the hands of the ruler and his bureaucracy." Wrapper |
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Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 491-529 |
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Includes index |
Subject |
Civilization, Oriental.
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Despotism -- Asia.
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Despotism.
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Irrigation.
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LC no. |
56010873 |
ISBN |
0300010540 |
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