The dynamics of ancient empires [[electronic resource] ] : state power from Assyria to Byzantium / / edited by Ian Morris and Walter Scheidel

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (400 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.93
• Soggetto topico: Imperialism - History; State, The - History
• Soggetto geografico: Mediterranean Region History To 476
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MorrisIan <1960-> ScheidelWalter <1966->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-367) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; 1 Ancient States, Empires, and Exploitation: Problems and Perspectives; 2 The Neo-Assyrian Empire; 3 The Achaemenid Empire; 4 The Greater Athenian State; 5 The Political Economy of the Roman Empire; 6 The Byzantine Empire; 7 Sex and Empire: A Darwinian Perspective; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Preface. 1. Ancient States, Empires, and Exploitation: Problems and Perspectives, Jack Goldstone and John Haldon. 2. The Neo-Assyrian Empire, Peter Bedford. 3. The Achaemenid Empire, Josef Wiesehofer. 4. The Greater Athenian State, Ian Morris. 5. The Political Economy of the Roman Empire, Keith Hopkins. 6. The Byzantine Empire, John Haldon. 7. Sex and Empire: A Darwinian Perspective, Walter Scheidel. Bibliography. Notes on Contributors
• Titolo autorizzato: The dynamics of ancient empires
• ISBN: 1-281-92562-4; 9786611925628; 0-19-970761-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454300003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford studies in early empires.