Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History
- ISBN-10
- 0521770203
- ISBN-13
- 9780521770200
- Series
- Empires
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 523
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-08-09
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Susan E. Alcock
Description
Scholars in anthropology, archaeology, history and classics discuss empires from Central and South America, Europe, the East and China.
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