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Description:The essays in Conceiving the Empire explore the mental images, ideas, and symbolical representations of empire' which developed in the two most powerful political entities of antiquity: China and Rome. While the central focus is on historiography, other related fields are also explored: geography and cartography, epigraphy, art and architecture, and, more generally, political thought and the history of ideas. Written by a collaborative team of experts in Sinology and Classical Studies, the volume focuses the attention of the emerging discipline of East-West cross-cultural studies on an essential feature of the ancient Mediterranean and Chinese worlds: the emergence of empire' and the enduring influence of the imperial' order.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Conceiving the Empire: China and Rome Compared. To get started finding Conceiving the Empire: China and Rome Compared, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The essays in Conceiving the Empire explore the mental images, ideas, and symbolical representations of empire' which developed in the two most powerful political entities of antiquity: China and Rome. While the central focus is on historiography, other related fields are also explored: geography and cartography, epigraphy, art and architecture, and, more generally, political thought and the history of ideas. Written by a collaborative team of experts in Sinology and Classical Studies, the volume focuses the attention of the emerging discipline of East-West cross-cultural studies on an essential feature of the ancient Mediterranean and Chinese worlds: the emergence of empire' and the enduring influence of the imperial' order.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Conceiving the Empire: China and Rome Compared. To get started finding Conceiving the Empire: China and Rome Compared, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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