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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Contributors: Pines, Yuri 1964- (Editor) ; Biran, Michal 1965- (Editor) ; Rüpke, Jörg 1962- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia New Delhi, India Singapore Cambridge University Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Eurasia / Superpower / Rule / Simile
Further subjects:B Conference program 2015 (Erfurt)
B Space Political aspects (Eurasia)
B Eurasia Territorial expansion
B Imperialism History
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