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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Kim, Hyun Jin, 1982- author. Geopolitics in late antiquity London ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2019 (DLC) 2018040151 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Hyun Jin Kim |
ISBN: | 9781138292550 1138292559 |
OCLC Number: | 1049576800 |
Description: | 129 pages ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction -- The geopolitical situation : the superpowers and the Huns -- The superpower reaction -- Conclusion : the geostrategic choices for the future. |
Series Title: | Routledge studies in ancient history. |
Responsibility: | Hyun Jin Kim. |
Abstract:
"Geopolitics in Late Antiquity explores the geopolitical revolution which shook the foundations of the ancient world, the dawning of the millennium of Inner Asian dominance and virtual monopoly of world power (with interludes) that began with the rise of the Huns and then continued under the hegemony of various other steppe peoples. Kim examines first the geopolitical situation created by the rise of Inner Asian powers, and then the reactions of the great empires of Eurasia to this geopolitical challenge. A unique feature of this book is its in-depth analysis of the geo-strategies (some successful, others misguided) adopted by China, Rome and Persia to cope with the growing Inner Asian threat. The conclusions and insights drawn from this analysis are then used to inform modern geopolitics, mainly the contest for hegemonic power between the United States and China. Geopolitics in Late Antiquity is a crucial resource for both academic and learned general readership, who have an interest in the fate of antiquity's superpowers and also for those engaged in current international relations policy-making, who wish to learn from historical precedents"--
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'Hyun Jin Kim is a true global historian. Able to exploit Chinese and classical sources directly, he has transformed our understanding of steppe history in Late Antiquity. The challenge posed by the Huns (Xiongnu for the Chinese) to the established great powers was serious. After surveying the varied responses of the Han empire, the two halves of the Roman empire, and the Sassanian Persian empire, and their varied outcomes, he offers sound advice to contemporary policy-makers in China and the USA.' - James Howard-Johnston, Oxford University, UK Read more...
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