The limits of universal rule : Eurasian empires compared / edited by Yuri Pines, Michal Biran, Jörg...
The limits of universal rule : Eurasian empires compared / edited by Yuri Pines, Michal Biran, Jörg...
The limits of universal rule : Eurasian empires compared / edited by Yuri Pines, Michal Biran, Jörg Rüpke. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
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English
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1 online resource (xiii, 397 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
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Introduction: Empires and their space / Yuri Pines, with Michal Biran and Jörg Rüpke -- From the Mediterranean to the Indus Valley : modalities and limitations of the Achaemenid imperial space / Pierre Briant -- Limits of all-under-heaven : ideology and praxis of "great unity" in early Chinese emp...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
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England
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2021.
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All major continental empires proclaimed their desire to rule 'the entire world', investing considerable human and material resources in expanding their territory. Each, however, eventually had to stop expansion and come to terms with a shift to defensive strategy. This volume explores the factors that facilitated Eurasian empires' expansion and co...
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The limits of universal rule : Eurasian empires compared / edited by Yuri Pines, Michal Biran, Jörg Rüpke. [electronic resource]
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74VKaz0OrwQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0OrwQy
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1-108-77106-8
1-108-80874-3
1-108-80663-5
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325/.32095
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991024402487102626
