Rome and China : comparative perspectives on ancient world empires / / edited by Walter Scheidel

• 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
• Altri autori: ScheidelWalter <1966->
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2009.
• 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: '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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rome and China
• ISBN: 0-19-770508-1; 0-19-988752-7; 1-281-93091-1; 9786611930912; 0-19-971429-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824672903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford studies in early empires.