Rome and China [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives on ancient world empires / / edited by Walter Scheidel
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| Titolo: |
Rome and China [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives on ancient world empires / / edited by Walter Scheidel
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 931/.04 |
| Soggetto topico: | History, Ancient - Historiography |
| History - Methodology | |
| Imperialism - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C |
| Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D | |
| China History Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
ScheidelWalter <1966->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-227) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Acknowledgments. 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Rome and China |
| ISBN: | 1-281-93091-1 |
| 9786611930912 | |
| 0-19-971429-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910454107503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Oxford studies in early empires.