Myths of the archaic state : evolution of the earliest cities, states and civilizations /

This collection of essays challenges the classical archaeological theory that a state's evolution reflects universal forces by presenting more complex models for the evolution of civilizations. This ground-breaking work challenges the definition of the prehistoric state, explores questions of a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yoffee, Norman
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Temas:
State, The.
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Civilization, Ancient.
État.
Villes antiques.
Civilisation ancienne.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Evolution of a factoid
  • Dimensions of power in the earliest states
  • The meaning of cities in the earliest states and civilizations
  • When complexity was simplified
  • Identity and agency in early states : case studies
  • The collapse of ancient states and civilizations
  • Social evolutionary trajectories
  • New rules of the game
  • Altered states : the evolution of history.

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