Asian Expansions
The Historical Experiences of Polity Expansion in Asia
Asia as we know it today is the product of a wide range of polity expansions over time. Recognising the territorial expansions of Asian polities large and small through the last several millennia helps rectify the fallacy, long-held and deeply entrenched, that Asian polities have been interested only in the control of populations, not in expanding their command of territory. In countering this misapprehension, this book suggests that Asian polities have indeed been concerned with territorial control and expansion over time, whether for political or strategic advantage, trade purposes, defence needs, agricultural expansion or increased income…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-135-04352-0
- EAN: 9781135043520
- Produktnummer: 17505223
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 262 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'577 KB
- Abbildungen: 13 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 2 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 11 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 2 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Geoff Wade is a Visiting Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University.
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