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Author : Randolph B. Ford
Release : 2020-04-23
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 954/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rome, China, and the Barbarians by : Randolph B. Ford
Download or read book Rome, China, and the Barbarians written by Randolph B. Ford. This book was released on 2020-04-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of ethnological thought in Greece, Rome, and China and its articulation during 'barbarian' invasion and conquest.
Author : Randolph B. Ford
Release : 2022-06-09
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Rome, China, and the Barbarians by : Randolph B. Ford
Download or read book Rome, China, and the Barbarians written by Randolph B. Ford. This book was released on 2022-06-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses a largely untouched historical problem: the fourth to fifth centuries AD witnessed remarkably similar patterns of foreign invasion, conquest, and political fragmentation in Rome and China. Yet while the Western Roman Empire was never reestablished, China was reunified at the end of the sixth century. Following a comparative discussion of earlier historiographical and ethnographic traditions in the classical Greco-Roman and Chinese worlds, the book turns to the late antique/early medieval period, when the Western Roman Empire 'fell' and China was reconstituted as a united empire after centuries of foreign conquest and political division. Analyzing the discourse of ethnic identity in the historical texts of this later period, with original translations by the author, the book explores the extent to which notions of Self and Other, of 'barbarian' and 'civilized', help us understand both the transformation of the Roman world as well as the restoration of a unified imperial China.
Author : Randolph B. Ford
Release : 2020-04-23
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 606/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Rome, China, and the Barbarians by : Randolph B. Ford
Download or read book Rome, China, and the Barbarians written by Randolph B. Ford. This book was released on 2020-04-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses a largely untouched historical problem: the fourth to fifth centuries AD witnessed remarkably similar patterns of foreign invasion, conquest, and political fragmentation in Rome and China. Yet while the Western Roman Empire was never reestablished, China was reunified at the end of the sixth century. Following a comparative discussion of earlier historiographical and ethnographic traditions in the classical Greco-Roman and Chinese worlds, the book turns to the late antique/early medieval period, when the Western Roman Empire 'fell' and China was reconstituted as a united empire after centuries of foreign conquest and political division. Analyzing the discourse of ethnic identity in the historical texts of this later period, with original translations by the author, the book explores the extent to which notions of Self and Other, of 'barbarian' and 'civilized', help us understand both the transformation of the Roman world as well as the restoration of a unified imperial China.
Author : John Man
Release : 2019-06-18
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Book Rating : 536/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Barbarians at the Wall by : John Man
Download or read book Barbarians at the Wall written by John Man. This book was released on 2019-06-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raoul McLaughlin
Release : 2016-11-11
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 812/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes by : Raoul McLaughlin
Download or read book The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes written by Raoul McLaughlin. This book was released on 2016-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating history of the intricate web of trade routes connecting ancient Rome to Eastern civilizations, including its powerful rival, the Han Empire. The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian Empire of ancient Persia, and the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan), laying claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the development of Palmyra as a leading caravan city on the edge of Roman Syria. Raoul McLaughlin also delves deeply into Rome’s trade ventures through the Tarim territories, which led its merchants to the Han Empire of ancient China. Having established a system of Central Asian trade routes known as the Silk Road, the Han carried eastern products as far as Persia and the frontiers of the Roman Empire. Though they were matched in scale, the Han surpassed its European rival in military technology. The first book to address these subjects in a single comprehensive study, The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes explores Rome’s impact on the ancient world economy and reveals what the Chinese and Romans knew about their rival Empires.
