Conceiving the empire : China and Rome compared /
The essays in Conceiving the Empire explore the mental images, ideas, and symbolical representations of 'empire' which developed in the two most powerful political entities of antiquity: China and Rome. While the central focus is on historiography, other related fields are also explored: g...
| Други автори: | Mutschler, Fritz-Heiner., Mittag, Achim, 1958- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=259510 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Conceiving the empire. |
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The essays in Conceiving the Empire explore the mental images, ideas, and symbolical representations of 'empire' which developed in the two most powerful political entities of antiquity: China and Rome. While the central focus is on historiography, other related fields are also explored: geography and cartography, epigraphy, art and architecture, and, more generally, political thought and the history of ideas. Written by a collaborative team of experts in Sinology and Classical Studies, the volume focuses the attention of the emerging discipline of East-West cross-cultural studies on an essential feature of the ancient Mediterranean and Chinese worlds: the emergence of 'empire' and the enduring influence of the 'imperial' order. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xx, 481 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
0191550442 9780191550447 1281865710 9781281865717 |