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Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study

Bruce G. Trigger

Localização: FFLCH - Fac. Fil. Let. e Ciências Humanas (930 T828u ) e outros locais(Acessar)

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Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study
Autor: Bruce G. Trigger
Assuntos: HISTÓRIA DO MUNDO ANTIGO; POVOS; PRÉ-HISTÓRIA; ARQUEOLOGIA SOCIAL; Social archaeology; Prehistoric peoples
Notas: Includes bibliographical references (p. 689-731) and index.
Descrição: 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.
Editor: Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press
Data de criação/publicação: 2007
Formato: xiii, 757 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm..
Idioma: Inglês

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