Ancient empires
Subtitle: from Mesopotamia to the rise of Islam
By: Eric H. Cline, Mark W. Graham
Contributors: Graham, Mark W., 1970-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Brand: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780521889117; 9780521717809
Subjects: Islamic civilization; Imperialism; Classical Civilization; Ancient Civilization; HISTORY / Ancient / General
Description: "Ancient Empires is a relatively brief yet comprehensive and even-handed overview of the ancient Near East, the Mediterranean, and Europe, including the Greco-Roman world, Late Antiquity, and the early Muslin period. The book emphasizes the central, if problematic, connection between political and ideological power in both empire-formation and resistance. By defining the ancient world as a period strectching from the Bronze Age into the early Muslim world, it is broader in scope than competing books; yet at the same time its tight thematic concentration keeps the narrative engagingly focused"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-355) and index.