| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Oxford studies in early empires |
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Oxford studies in early empires.
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| Contents |
From the "great convergence" to the "first great divergence": Roman and Qin-Han state formation and its aftermath / Walter Scheidel -- War, state formation, and the evolution of military institutions in ancient China and Rome / Nathan Rosenstein -- Lawand punishment in the formation of empire / Karen Turner -- Eunuchs, women, and imperial courts / Maria H. Dettenhofer -- Commanding and consuming the world: empire, tribute, and trade in Roman and Chinese history / Peter Fibiger Bang -- Gift circulation and charity in the Han and Roman Empires / Mark Edward Lewis -- The monetary systems of the Han and Roman Empires / Walter Scheidel |
| Summary |
Acknowledgments. List of maps, figures, and tables. Notes on contributors. Chronology. Maps. Introduction, Walter Scheidel. 1. From the "Great Convergence" to the "First Great Divergence:" Roman and Qin Han State Formation and its Aftermath, Walter Scheidel. 2. War, State Formation, and the Evolution of Military Institutions in Ancient China and Rome, Nathan Rosenstein. 3. Law and Punishment in the Formation of Empire, Karen Turner. 4. Eunuchs, Women, and Imperial Courts, Maria Dettenhofer. 5. Commanding and Consuming the World: Empire, Tribute, and Trade in Roman and Chine |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-227) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
History, Ancient -- Historiography
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History -- Methodology.
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Imperialism -- History
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HISTORY.
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Han Dynasty (China)
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History, Ancient -- Historiography
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History -- Methodology
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Imperialism
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Handynastie
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Kulturvergleich
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Interculturele vergelijking.
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Wereldrijken.
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Vergleichende Geschichtsschreibung -- Imperium -- Kongressbericht.
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Imperium -- Vergleichende Geschichtsschreibung -- Kongressbericht.
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Kulturvergleich.
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- History -- Republic, 265-30 B.C.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115116
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Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115127
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China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024043
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China
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Rome (Empire)
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Römisches Reich
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China.
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Romeinse rijk.
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Römer -- China -- Kongressbericht.
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China -- Römer -- Kongressbericht.
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China.
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Römisches Reich.
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Rome -- 510-265 av. J.-C. (République)
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Rome -- 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
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Chine -- 202 av. J.C.-220 (Dynastie des Han)
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Romerska riket -- historia.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Scheidel, Walter, 1966-
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| ISBN |
9780199714292 |
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0199714290 |
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9780195336900 |
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0195336909 |
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1281930911 |
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9781281930910 |
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9786611930912 |
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6611930914 |
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0199887527 |
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9780199887521 |
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