Ebook: State correspondence in the ancient world : from New Kingdom Egypt to the Roman Empire
Author: Radner Karen
- Tags: Government correspondence, Middle East, History, To 1500, Government correspondence, Rome, Colonies, Administration, History, To 1500, Imperialism, History, To 1500, Rome, Colonies, Administration, Colonies, Administration, Government correspondence, Imperialism, Management, Roman colonies, Middle East, Rome (Empire)
- Series: Oxford studies in early empires
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- City: Middle East., Rome, Rome (Empire)
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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 facilitates the successful delegation of power from the centre to the local administrations, the creation and maintenance of the Read more...
Abstract: 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 facilitates the successful delegation of power from the centre to the local administrations, the creation and maintenance of the necessary infrastructure to support this is a key strategy of the central state