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UNINA9910454559403321 |
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Titolo |
Conceiving the empire [[electronic resource] ] : China and Rome compared / / edited by Fritz-Heiner Mutschler, Achim Mittag |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-86571-0 |
9786611865719 |
0-19-155044-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (502 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MutschlerFritz-Heiner |
MittagAchim <1958-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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History, Ancient - Historiography |
Imperialism - Historiography |
Electronic books. |
China History Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D |
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Abbreviations-Note on Romanization and Citation; List of Illustrations and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Preface; PART I. THE BIRTH OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER; PART II. THE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED EMPIRE; PART III. THE WANING OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER; Epilogue; Chronological Table; Maps of Ancient China and Rome; Glossary of Chinese Characters; Index of Names; Index of Subjects |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A collection of essays, by a team of experts in Sinology and Classical Studies, exploring the mental images and symbolical representations of `empire' that developed in the two most powerful political entities of antiquity: China and Rome. - ;The essays in Conceiving the Empire explore the mental images, ideas, and symbolical representations of `empire' which developed in the two most powerful political entities of antiquity: China and Rome. While the central focus is on historiography, other related fields are also explored: geography and cartography, epigraphy, art and architecture, and, mor |
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