In the shadow of the gods : the emperor in world history
Lieven, D. C. B.2022
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For millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their authority. They operated beyond normal human constraint and indeed often claimed a superhuman or divine authority. As an expert on empires and on Russian history, Lieven is brilliantly qualified to write a book that brings to life a system of rule that dominated most of human history, as well as some of history's grandest and most dismaying figures.
Main title:
In the shadow of the gods : the emperor in world history / Dominic Lieven.
Author:
Lieven, D. C. B., author
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2022.
Collation:
528 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780241284421 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
920.02
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2294448