Geopolitics in late antiquity : the fate of superpowers from China to Rome
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Geopolitics in late antiquity : the fate of superpowers from China to Rome
(Routledge studies in ancient history)
Routledge, 2019
- : hbk
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Geopolitics in Late Antiquity explores the geopolitical revolution which shook the foundations of the ancient world, the dawning of the millennium of Inner Asian dominance and virtual monopoly of world power (with interludes) that began with the rise of the Huns and then continued under the hegemony of various other steppe peoples. Kim examines first the geopolitical situation created by the rise of Inner Asian powers, and then the reactions of the great empires of Eurasia to this geopolitical challenge.
A unique feature of this book is its in-depth analysis of the geostrategies (some successful, others misguided) adopted by China, Rome and Persia to cope with the growing Inner Asian threat. The conclusions and insights drawn from this analysis are then used to inform modern geopolitics, mainly the contest for hegemonic power between the United States and China.
Geopolitics in Late Antiquity is a crucial resource for both academic and learned general readership, who have an interest in the fate of antiquity's superpowers and also for those engaged in current international relations policy-making, who wish to learn from historical precedents.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 The great geopolitical dilemma, theoretical approaches
- 1.2 Territorial disputes and retrenchment, the re-emergence of policymaking
- 1.3 Summary
- 2 The geopolitical situation: the superpowers and the Huns
- 2.1 Han China and the Huns
- 2.2. Rome and the Huns
- 2.3 Sassanian Persia and the Huns
- 3 The superpower reaction
- 3.1 China strikes back
- 3.2 Rome falters
- 3.3 Persian collapse
- 4 Conclusion: the geostrategic choices for the future
- 4.1 China as the geopolitical equivalent of the great Turco-Mongol Empires of Eurasia
- 4.2 The geostrategic options for the US
- Select bibliography
- Index
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