The limits of universal rule: Eurasian empires compared

"This is a book about Eurasian empires and their spatial dimensions. Which factors prompted the empires' expansion causing some of their leaders to embark on ever more costly wars at the remote frontiers? Which factors, conversely, put limits to this expansion? How did the builders and cus...

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Otros Autores: Pines, Yuri 1964- (Editor ) ; Biran, Michal 1965- (Editor ) ; Rüpke, Jörg 1962- (Editor )
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia New Delhi, India Singapore Cambridge University Press 2021
En:Año: 2021
Volúmenes / Artículos:Mostrar volumes / artículos.
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Eurasien / Grande potencia / Dominio / Comparación
Otras palabras clave:B Space Political aspects (Eurasia)
B Contribución 2015 (Erfurt)
B Eurasia Territorial expansion
B Imperialism History
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Sumario:"This is a book about Eurasian empires and their spatial dimensions. Which factors prompted the empires' expansion causing some of their leaders to embark on ever more costly wars at the remote frontiers? Which factors, conversely, put limits to this expansion? How did the builders and custodians of major empires conceive of their space? And what measures did they take to integrate this vast space into a coherent political entity? To what extent were the empires' expansion and contraction influenced by common factors - from ecology to ideology, from military and economic considerations to the nature of the ruling elite? How did these distinct factors influence the trajectories of individual empires?"--
Notas:Erfurt 2015 conference (Seite xiii)
ISBN:1108488633