Empire - A World History: Anatomy and Concept, Theory and Synthesis

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Empire - A World History : Anatomy and Concept, Theory and Synthesis. / Bang, Peter Fibiger.

The Oxford World History of Empre, Vol. 1: The Imperial Experience. ed. / Peter Fibiger Bang; C. A. Bayly; Walter Scheidel. Vol. I New York : Oxford University Press, 2021. p. 1-87.

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Harvard

Bang, PF 2021, Empire - A World History: Anatomy and Concept, Theory and Synthesis. in PF Bang, CA Bayly & W Scheidel (eds), The Oxford World History of Empre, Vol. 1: The Imperial Experience. vol. I, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 1-87. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199772360.003.0002

APA

Bang, P. F. (2021). Empire - A World History: Anatomy and Concept, Theory and Synthesis. In P. F. Bang, C. A. Bayly, & W. Scheidel (Eds.), The Oxford World History of Empre, Vol. 1: The Imperial Experience (Vol. I, pp. 1-87). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199772360.003.0002

Vancouver

Bang PF. Empire - A World History: Anatomy and Concept, Theory and Synthesis. In Bang PF, Bayly CA, Scheidel W, editors, The Oxford World History of Empre, Vol. 1: The Imperial Experience. Vol. I. New York: Oxford University Press. 2021. p. 1-87 https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199772360.003.0002

Author

Bang, Peter Fibiger. / Empire - A World History : Anatomy and Concept, Theory and Synthesis. The Oxford World History of Empre, Vol. 1: The Imperial Experience. editor / Peter Fibiger Bang ; C. A. Bayly ; Walter Scheidel. Vol. I New York : Oxford University Press, 2021. pp. 1-87

Bibtex

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