Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History

by Susan E. Alcock (Editor)

Empires were the largest political systems of the ancient and early modern world. Empires have "risen" and "fallen" in all parts of the globe over several millennia, yet there has been surprisingly little comparative analysis of them. This book is designed to fill that gap by bringing together distinguished scholars in anthropology, archaeology, history, and the classics. The empires discussed are drawn from Central and South America, the Mediterranean, Europe, the Near East, South East Asia, and China, ranging from the first millennium BC to the early modern era.

Genres: History

546 pages, Hardcover

First published August 27, 2001

Reviews

[Lee Alonzo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brumfiel’s analysis of Aztec (Tenochca) religion being used for propaganda to maintain loyalty of young soldiers with a distinction being made between imperial and household religion is fantastic