Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system /

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Many West African societies have egalitarian political systems, with non-centralised distributions of power. ''Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna'' analyses a wide range of archaeological data to explore the development of such societies. The volume offers a detailed case stud...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dueppen, Stephen A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014, ©2012.
Series:Approaches to anthropological archaeology.
Subjects:
Political customs and rites > Africa, West.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Africa, West.
Human settlements > Africa, West > History.
Archaeology and history > Africa, West.
Mœurs politiques > Afrique occidentale.
Fouilles (Archéologie) > Afrique occidentale.
Établissements humains > Afrique occidentale > Histoire.
Archéologie et histoire > Afrique occidentale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Antiquities
Archaeology and history
Excavations (Archaeology)
Human settlements
Political customs and rites
Africa, West > Antiquities.
West Africa
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Many West African societies have egalitarian political systems, with non-centralised distributions of power. ''Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna'' analyses a wide range of archaeological data to explore the development of such societies. The volume offers a detailed case study of the village settlement of Kirikongo in western Burkina Faso. Over the course of the first millennium, this single homestead extended control over a growing community. The book argues that the decentralization of power in the twelfth century BCE radically transformed this society, changing gender roles, public acti.
Item Description:Originally published: Equinox Publishing, Ltd., 2012.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781317543664
1317543661
9781317543657
1317543653
9781317543640
1317543645

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