Cosmopolitanism and empire : universal rulers, local elites, and cultural integration in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean /

Cosmopolitanism and Empire traces the development of cosmopolitan cultural techniques through which ancient empires managed difference in order to establish regimes of domination. Its case studies of Near Eastern and Mediterranean empires combine to demonstrate the centrality of cosmopolitanism to t...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Lavan, Myles, Payne, Richard E., Weisweiler, John
Weitere Verfasser:
Lavan, Myles (HerausgeberIn), Payne, Richard E. (HerausgeberIn), Weisweiler, John (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
Cosmopolitanism and Empire traces the development of cosmopolitan cultural techniques through which ancient empires managed difference in order to establish regimes of domination. Its case studies of Near Eastern and Mediterranean empires combine to demonstrate the centrality of cosmopolitanism to the establishment and endurance of trans-cultural political orders.
Umfang:
1 online resource (297 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-046568-9
0-19-046567-0
Schlagworte:
Cosmopolitanism > History > Case studies.
Imperialism > History > Case studies.
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