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Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study / Bruce G. Trigger.

Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study / Bruce G. Trigger.
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ISBN 0521822459 (hbk.)
9780521822459 (hbk.)
9780521705455 (pbk.)
Name Trigger, Bruce G.
Title Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study / Bruce G. Trigger.
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description xiii, 757 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 689-731) and index.
Contents Introduction: -- Rationalism and relativism -- Comparative studies -- Defining 'early civilization' -- Evidence and interpretation -- Sociopolitical Organization -- Kingship -- States: city and territorial -- Urbanism -- Class systems and social mobility -- Family organization and gender roles -- Administration -- Law -- Military organization -- Sociopolitical constants and variables -- Economy -- Food production -- Land ownership -- Trade and craft specialization -- Appropriation of wealth -- Economic constants and variables -- Cognitive and Symbolic Aspects -- Conceptions of the supernatural -- Cosmology and cosmogony -- Cult -- Priests, festivals, and the politics of the supernatural -- The individual and the universe -- Elite art and architecture -- Literacy and specialized knowledge -- Values and personal aspirations -- Cultural constants and variables -- Discussion -- Culture and reason.
Subjects Civilization, Ancient
Social archaeology
Prehistoric peoples
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