Rome and China: Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires

by Walter Scheidel

Book Overview

Transcending ethnic, linguistic, and religious boundaries, early empires shaped thousands of years of world history. Yet despite the global prominence of empire, individual cases are often studied in isolation. This series seeks to change the terms of the debate by promoting cross-cultural, comparative, and transdisciplinary perspectives on imperial state formation prior to the European colonial expansion.

Two thousand years ago, up to one-half...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199758352
• ISBN13: 9780199758357
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"