State correspondence in the ancient world : from New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire / Karen Radner.

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...

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Other Authors: Radner, Karen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Oxford studies in early empires.
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