Rome and China Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires

Name: Rome and China Comparative Perspectives on Ancient World Empires
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ISBN: 9780199758357

ISBN-10: 0199758352

ISBN-13: 9780199758357

Edition: 2010

Authors: Walter Scheidel

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List price: $41.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 1/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.17" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Contributors


Chronology


Introduction




From the "Great Convergence" to the "First Great Divergence": Roman and Qin-Han State Formation and Its Aftermath




War, State Formation, and the Evolution of Military Institutions in Ancient China and Rome




Law and Punishment in the Formation of Empire




Eunuchs, Women, and Imperial Courts




Commanding and Consuming the World: Empire, Tribute, and Trade in Roman and Chinese History




Gift Circulation and Charity in the Han and Roman Empires




The Monetary Systems of the Han and Roman Empires



Bibliography


Index