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...
المؤلف الرئيسي:
مؤلفون آخرون:
التنسيق: كتاب
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
الموضوعات:
الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: CB311 .C697 2011
| الملخص: | "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"--Provided by publisher. |
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| وصف مادي: | xviii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ردمك: | 9780521717809 |
| ابحث عن Aid: | Sara.lib |
