Emerging powers in Eurasian comparison, 200-1100 : shadows of empire
"This book compares the ways in which new powers arose in the shadows of the Roman Empire and its Byzantine and Carolingian successors, of Iran, the Caliphate and China in the first millennium CE. These new powers were often established by external military elites who had served the empire. The...
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Format: | E-Book |
Sprache: | English |
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Boston : Brill,
2023
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Schlagworte: | Middle Ages Imperialism East and West Ancient History Asian Studies Classical Studies History & Culture History Medieval History Middle East and Islamic Studies mehr... |
Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 451 Seiten) |
Zusammenfassung: | "This book compares the ways in which new powers arose in the shadows of the Roman Empire and its Byzantine and Carolingian successors, of Iran, the Caliphate and China in the first millennium CE. These new powers were often established by external military elites who had served the empire. They remained in an uneasy balance with the remaining empire, could eventually replace it, or be drawn into the imperial sphere again. Some relied on dynastic legitimacy, others on ethnic identification, while most of them sought imperial legitimation. Across Eurasia, their dynamic was similar in many respects; why were the outcomes so different?"-- |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Erscheinungsdatum laut Brill Frontpage 07.11.2022 |
Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 451 Seiten) Karten, Diagramme |
ISBN: | 9789004519916 9004519912 9789004518568 9004518568 |
DOI: | 10.1163/9789004519916 |