03468nam 2200733 a 450 991045410750332120200520144314.01-281-93091-197866119309120-19-971429-0(CKB)1000000000707345(EBL)415731(OCoLC)476244565(SSID)ssj0000593051(PQKBManifestationID)12255563(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000593051(PQKBWorkID)10736591(PQKB)10241353(SSID)ssj0000239458(PQKBManifestationID)11186202(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239458(PQKBWorkID)10250203(PQKB)10665182(MiAaPQ)EBC415731(Au-PeEL)EBL415731(CaPaEBR)ebr10272815(CaONFJC)MIL193091(EXLCZ)99100000000070734520080507d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRome and China[electronic resource] comparative perspectives on ancient world empires /edited by Walter ScheidelOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (257 p.)Oxford studies in early empiresDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-975835-2 0-19-533690-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-227) and index.Contents; Contributors; Chronology; Introduction; 1 From the "Great Convergence" to the "First Great Divergence": Roman and Qin-Han State Formation and Its Aftermath; 2 War, State Formation, and the Evolution of Military Institutions in Ancient China and Rome; 3 Law and Punishment in the Formation of Empire; 4 Eunuchs, Women, and Imperial Courts; 5 Commanding and Consuming the World: Empire, Tribute, and Trade in Roman and Chinese History; 6 Gift Circulation and Charity in the Han and Roman Empires; 7 The Monetary Systems of the Han and Roman Empires; Bibliography; IndexAcknowledgments. 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 Chinese History, PeteOxford studies in early empires.History, AncientHistoriographyHistoryMethodologyImperialismHistoryRomeHistoryRepublic, 265-30 B.CRomeHistoryEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.DChinaHistoryHan dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.DElectronic books.History, AncientHistoriography.HistoryMethodology.ImperialismHistory.931/.04Scheidel Walter1966-254926MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454107503321Rome and China1916681UNINA