Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History

Empires were the largest political systems of the ancient and early modern world. Empires have risen and fallen in all parts of the globe over several millennia, yet there has been surprisingly little comparative analysis of them. This book is designed to fill that gap by bringing together distinguished scholars in anthropology, archaeology, history, and the classics. The empires discussed are drawn from Central and South America, the Mediterranean, Europe, the Near East, South East Asia, and China, ranging from the first millennium BC to the early modern era.

Author: Susan E. Alcock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 548
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.13lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9780521112345

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