LEADER 03412nam 2200829 a 450 001 9910824672903321 005 20240912152901.0 010 $a0-19-770508-1 010 $a0-19-988752-7 010 $a1-281-93091-1 010 $a9786611930912 010 $a0-19-971429-0 024 7 $a10.1093/oso/9780195336900.001.0001 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(OCoLC)1406785208 035 $a(StDuBDS)9780197705087 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7034217 035 $a(OCoLC)813174791 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB165741 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 $ecomparative perspectives on ancient world empires /$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 $aPreviously issued in print: 2009. 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 8 $a'Rome and China' brings together experts in the history of the ancient Mediterranean and early China and presents a series of comparative case studies on clearly defined aspects of state formation in early eastern and western Eurasia, focusing on the process of initial developmental convergence. 410 0$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 $a9910824672903321 996 $aRome and China$93966347 997 $aUNINA