The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330 BCE) was a vast and complex sociopolitical structure that encompassed much of modern-day Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan and included two dozen distinct peoples who spoke different languages, worshipped different deities, lived in different environments and had widely differing social customs. This book offers a radical new approach to understanding the Achaemenid Persian Empire and imperialism more generally. Through a wide array of textual, visual and ...
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The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550-330 BCE) was a vast and complex sociopolitical structure that encompassed much of modern-day Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan and included two dozen distinct peoples who spoke different languages, worshipped different deities, lived in different environments and had widely differing social customs. This book offers a radical new approach to understanding the Achaemenid Persian Empire and imperialism more generally. Through a wide array of textual, visual and archaeological material, Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre shows how the rulers of the Empire constructed a system flexible enough to provide for the needs of different peoples within the confines of a single imperial authority and highlights the variability in response. This book examines the dynamic tensions between authority and autonomy across the Empire, providing a valuable new way of considering imperial structure and development.
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Near Fine Condition in Fine jacket. 9781107018266. Near Fine/Fine 1st ed 2013 Cambridge hardback, unclipped DJ, base of spine gently pushed only. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; ISBN: 1107018269. ISBN/EAN: 9781107018266. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 091990.
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New. 402 p. 3 Tables, unspecified; 20 Maps; 103 Halftones, unspecified; 28 Line drawings, unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
