Rome and China : comparative perspectives on ancient world empires /

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Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford studies in early empires Oxford studies in early empires.
Subject:	History, Ancient -- Historiography. History -- Methodology. Imperialism -- History. Han Dynasty (China). History, Ancient -- Historiography. History -- Methodology. Imperialism. 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. China. Rome (Empire) Electronic books. History. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11187497

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Other authors / contributors:	Scheidel, Walter, 1966-
ISBN:	9780199714292 0199714290 9780195336900 0195336909 1281930911 9781281930910 9786611930912 6611930914
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-227) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	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 Chine.
Other form:	Print version: Rome and China. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780195336900 0195336909
Standard no.:	9786611930912

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