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Alexander and the East - The Tragedy of Triumph (Hardcover, New): A. B. Bosworth

Alexander and the East - The Tragedy of Triumph (Hardcover, New)

A. B. Bosworth

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In this study Brian Bosworth looks at the critical period between 329 and 325 BC, when Alexander the Great was active in Central Asia and what is now Pakistan. He documents Alexander's relations with the peoples he conquered, and addresses the question of what it meant to be on the receiving end of the conquest, drawing a bleak picture of massacre and repression. At the same time Alexander's views of empire are investigated, his attitude to his subjects, and the development of his concepts of personal divinity and universal monarchy. Analogies are thus drawn with the Spanish conquest of Mexico, which has a comparable historiographical tradition and parallels many of Alexander's dealings with his subjects. Although of concern to the specialist, this book is equally directed at the general reader interested in the history of Alexander and the morality of empire.

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Imprint: Clarendon Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 1996
First published: July 2001
Authors: A. B. Bosworth (Professor of Classics and Ancient History)
Dimensions: 225 x 145 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 234
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-814991-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography
Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > European history > General
Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
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LSN: 0-19-814991-3
Barcode: 9780198149910

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