Ancient states and infrastructural power: Europe, Asia, and America

While ancient states are often characterized in terms of the powers that they claimed to possess, this book argues that they were in fact fundamentally weak, both in the exercise of force outside of war and in the infrastructural and regulatory powers that such force would, in theory, defend. In Anc...

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Contributors: Ando, Clifford 1969- (Editor) ; Richardson, Seth Francis Corning 1968- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia PENN, University of Pennsylvania Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Empire and after
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B State / Power / Antiquity
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B State, The History To 1500
B Political Science History To 1500
B Comparative government
B Civilization, Ancient
B Power (Social sciences) History To 1500
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