Author:
Scott, Michael, 1981- author.
Imprint:New York : Basic Books, [2016]
Descriptionxvi, 411 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Note:Politics in an Axial Age. Athenian democracy and the desire for people-power ; Rome, the Republic, and the perfection of government ; China, Confucius and the quest for the just ruler -- War and a world in change. A new generation arises ; Making connections ; Empires in East and West -- Religious change in a connected world. Religious innovation from inside and out ; Enforcing, mixing and moulding religion ; Religion and rule.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-391) and index.
Note:Profiles the revolutionary era 2,500 years ago that overturned the old order and laid the foundations of today's world, tracing the common heritage that spawned massive changes in trade, religion, and ideology throughout antiquity.
