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The political machine : assembling sovereignty in the Bronze Age Caucasus /

The Political Machine investigates the essential role that material culture plays in the practices and maintenance of political sovereignty. Through an archaeological exploration of the Bronze Age Caucasus, Adam Smith demonstrates that beyond assemblies of people, polities are just as importantly as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Adam T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : [New York, New York] : Princeton University Press ; Published in association with the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, [2015]
Colección:Rostovtzeff lectures.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction : reverse engineering the polity -- Part 1. The machinery of sovereignty. On assemblages and machines -- On the matter of sovereignty -- Part 2. Assembling sovereignty. The civilization machine in the early Bronze Age -- The war machine in the middle Bronze Age -- The political machine in the late Bronze Age. 
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