The Dynamics of Ancient Empires: State Power from Assyria to ByzantiumTranscending ethnic, linguistic, and religious boundaries, early empires shaped thousands of years of world history. Yet despite the global prominence of empire, individual cases are often studied in isolation. This series seeks to change the terms of the debate by promoting cross cultural, comparative, and transdisciplinary perspectives on imperial state formation prior to the European colonial expansiThe world's first known empires took shape in

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and political richness of this account makes The Impossible State a new standard against which any claims about the possibility of establishing Islamic governance in the contemporary world must now be evaluated

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was awarded the 1938 Story magazine prize for the best book written by anyone involved in the WPA Federal Writers' Project

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It is a plea to be freed from the aggression of foreigners in lands over which they have no right a plea much needed in our modern world

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