In the shadow of the gods : the emperor in world history
Lieven, Dominic, 1952-2023
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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, Dominic, 1952-, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2023.
Collation:
528 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2022.
ISBN:
9780141984452 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2594586
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