State correspondence in the ancient world from New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire
This collection's central thesis is straightforward: long-distance communication plays a key role in the cohesion and stability of early states and in turn, these states invest heavily in long-term communication strategies and networks. As reliable and fast long-distance communication facilitat...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2014, 2014
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| Series: | Oxford studies in early empires / Oxford studies in early empires
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This collection's central thesis is straightforward: long-distance communication plays a key role in the cohesion and stability of early states and in turn, these states invest heavily in long-term communication strategies and networks. As reliable and fast long-distance communication facilitates the successful delegation of power from the centre to the local administrations, the creation and maintenance of the necessary infrastructure to support this is a key strategy of the central state |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780199354795 |