Rajaraja Chola: Interplay Between an Imperial Regime and Productive Forces of Society

The imperial Chinese tribute trade system which framed economic relations between them joined these societies even when the Japanese were not formally part of it.

I will pursue the Chinese political-religious context – particularly as it deals with neo-Confucianism and the redemptive societies –…

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Sargon’s reign, over four thousand years ago, set the archetype of ‘king as father.’ He had himself portrayed as paternalism embodied, the Great Man, an ideal leader who stood above his people and knew what was best for them. In order to do so, Sargon also invented patronage as a business model for the arts, recognising the capacity of culture to e