Shadow empires : an alternative imperial history
Barfield, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1950-2023
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The world's first great empires established by the ancient Persians, Chinese, and Romans are well known, but not the empires that emerged on their margins in response to them over the course of 2500 years. These counterempires or shadow empires, which changed the course of history, include the imperial nomad confederacies that arose in Mongolia and extorted resources from China rather than attempting to conquer it, as well as maritime empires such as ancient Athens that controlled trade without seeking territorial hegemony. In 'Shadow Empires', Thomas Barfield identifies seven kinds of counterempire and explores their rise, politics, economics, and longevity.
Main title:
Shadow empires : an alternative imperial history / Thomas Barfield.
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Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]©2023
Collation:
xii, 366 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780691181639 (hbk)
Dewey class:
325.3209
LC class:
JC359
Language:
English
BRN:
3629570
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