Conceiving the empire [[electronic resource] ] : China and Rome compared / / edited by Fritz-Heiner Mutschler, Achim Mittag

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (502 p.)
• Disciplina: 931.04
• Soggetto topico: History, Ancient - Historiography; Imperialism - Historiography
• Soggetto geografico: China History Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D; Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MutschlerFritz-Heiner MittagAchim <1958->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Abbreviations-Note on Romanization and Citation; List of Illustrations and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Preface; PART I. THE BIRTH OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER; PART II. THE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED EMPIRE; PART III. THE WANING OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER; Epilogue; Chronological Table; Maps of Ancient China and Rome; Glossary of Chinese Characters; Index of Names; Index of Subjects
• Sommario/riassunto: A collection of essays, by a team of experts in Sinology and Classical Studies, exploring the mental images and symbolical representations of `empire' that developed in the two most powerful political entities of antiquity: China and Rome. - ;The essays in Conceiving the Empire explore the mental images, ideas, and symbolical representations of `empire' which developed in the two most powerful political entities of antiquity: China and Rome. While the central focus is on historiography, other related fields are also explored: geography and cartography, epigraphy, art and architecture, and, mor
• Titolo autorizzato: Conceiving the empire
• ISBN: 1-281-86571-0; 9786611865719; 0-19-155044-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454559403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II