Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study /
| Основен автор: | Trigger, Bruce G. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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Съдържание:
- 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.