Rome and China : comparative perspectives on ancient world empires / edited by Walter Scheidel.
| Other author/creator | Scheidel, Walter, 1966- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. |
| Description | xiii, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
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| Series | Oxford studies in early empires Oxford studies in early empires. ^A1004056 |
| Contents | From the "great convergence" to the "first great divergence": Roman and Qin-Han state formation and its aftermath / Walter Scheidel -- War, state formation, and the evolution of military institutions in ancient China and Rome / Nathan Rosenstein -- Lawand punishment in the formation of empire / Karen Turner -- Eunuchs, women, and imperial courts / Maria H. Dettenhofer -- Commanding and consuming the world: empire, tribute, and trade in Roman and Chinese history / Peter Fibiger Bang -- Gift circulation and charity in the Han and Roman Empires / Mark Edward Lewis -- The monetary systems of the Han and Roman Empires / Walter Scheidel. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-227) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008020445 |
| ISBN | 9780195336900 |
| ISBN | 0195336909 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | D 56 .R65 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |