Ancient empires: from Mesopotamia to the rise of Islam
"Ancient Empires is a relatively brief yet comprehensive and even-handed overview of the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean, and Europe, including the Greco-Roman world, Late Antiquity, and the early Muslin period. The book emphasizes the central, if problematic, connection between political...
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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge University Press
2011
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| In: | Jahr: 2011 |
| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Altertum
/ Großmacht
/ Geschichte
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Islamic civilization
B Imperialism B Civilization, Ancient B Civilization, Classical |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Ancient Empires is a relatively brief yet comprehensive and even-handed overview of the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean, and Europe, including the Greco-Roman world, Late Antiquity, and the early Muslin period. The book emphasizes the central, if problematic, connection between political and ideological power in both empire-formation and resistance. By defining the ancient world as a period strectching from the Bronze Age into the early Muslim world, it is broader in scope than competing books; yet at the same time its tight thematic concentration keeps the narrative engagingly focused"-- "Ancient Empires is a relatively brief yet comprehensive and even-handed overview of the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean, and Europe, including the Greco-Roman world, Late Antiquity, and the early Muslin period. The book emphasizes the central, if problematic, connection between political and ideological power in both empire-formation and resistance. By defining the ancient world as a period strectching from the Bronze Age into the early Muslim world, it is broader in scope than competing books; yet at the same time its tight thematic concentration keeps the narrative engagingly focused"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physische Details: | XVIII, 368 S., Ill., Kt., 27 cm |
| ISBN: | 0521889111 |