RT Book
T1 Ancient empires: from Mesopotamia to the rise of Islam
A1 Cline, Eric H. 1960-
A1 Graham, Mark W. 1970-
LA English
PP Cambridge u.a.
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2011
ED 1. publ.
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/640833012
AB "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"--
AB "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"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN CB311
SN 9780521889117
SN 9780521717809
SN 0521889111
SN 0521717809
K1 Civilization, Ancient
K1 Civilization, Classical
K1 Islamic civilization
K1 Imperialism