LEADER 03530nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910782660603321 005 20230721004733.0 010 $a0-19-770508-1 010 $a0-19-988752-7 010 $a1-281-93091-1 010 $a9786611930912 010 $a0-19-971429-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000707345 035 $a(EBL)415731 035 $a(OCoLC)476244565 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000593051 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12255563 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000593051 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10736591 035 $a(PQKB)10241353 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000239458 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11186202 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239458 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10250203 035 $a(PQKB)10665182 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL415731 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10272815 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL193091 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7034217 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415731 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000707345 100 $a20080507d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aRome and China$b[electronic resource] $ecomparative perspectives on ancient world empires /$fedited by Walter Scheidel 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aOxford studies in early empires 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-975835-2 311 $a0-19-533690-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-227) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aAcknowledgments. List of maps, figures, and tables. Notes on contributors. Chronology. Maps. Introduction, Walter Scheidel. 1. From the ""Great Convergence"" to the ""First Great Divergence:"" Roman and Qin Han State Formation and its Aftermath, Walter Scheidel. 2. War, State Formation, and the Evolution of Military Institutions in Ancient China and Rome, Nathan Rosenstein. 3. Law and Punishment in the Formation of Empire, Karen Turner. 4. Eunuchs, Women, and Imperial Courts, Maria Dettenhofer. 5. Commanding and Consuming the World: Empire, Tribute, and Trade in Roman and Chinese History, Pete 410 0$aOxford studies in early empires. 606 $aHistory, Ancient$xHistoriography 606 $aHistory$xMethodology 606 $aImperialism$xHistory 607 $aRome$xHistory$yRepublic, 265-30 B.C 607 $aRome$xHistory$yEmpire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D 607 $aChina$xHistory$yHan dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D 615 0$aHistory, Ancient$xHistoriography. 615 0$aHistory$xMethodology. 615 0$aImperialism$xHistory. 676 $a931/.04 701 $aScheidel$b Walter$f1966-$0254926 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782660603321 996 $aRome and China$93828691 997 $aUNINA