The world imagined : collective beliefs and political order in the Sinocentric, Islamic and Southeast Asian International Societies /

"Before today's nation-states there were world empires. Before presidents and prime ministers there were lords of the auspicious conjunction - the alignment of the heavens and planets heralded their arrival. Such rulers were world conquerors, heirs of Alexander the Great and Chinggis Khan....

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Main Author:	Spruyt, Hendrik, 1956- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2020]
Series:	International studies (Cambridge University Press)
Subjects:	East Asia > Politics and government. Islamic Empire > Politics and government. Southeast Asia > Politics and government. Group identity. Collective memory. International relations. Politics and government. East Asia. Islamic Empire. Southeast Asia.