Understanding Early Civilizations: A Comparative StudyCambridge University Press, 5 maj 2003 This book offers the first detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Shang China, the Aztecs and adjacent peoples in the Valley of Mexico, the Classic Maya, the Inka, and the Yoruba. Unlike previous studies, equal attention is paid to similarities and differences in their sociopolitical organization, economic systems, religion, and culture. Many of this study's findings are surprising and provocative. Agricultural systems, technologies, and economic behaviour turn out to have been far more diverse than was expected. These findings and many others challenge not only current understandings of early civilizations but also the theoretical foundations of modern archaeology and anthropology. The key to understanding early civilizations lies not in their historical connections but in what they can tell us about similarities and differences in human behaviour. |
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... Agricultural systems, technologies, and economic behaviour turn out to have been far more diverse than was expected. Yet only two basic types of political organization are found - city.states and territorial states - and they influenced ...
... Agricultural systems, technologies, and economic behaviour turn out to have been far more diverse than was expected. Yet only two basic types of political organization are found - city.states and territorial states - and they influenced ...
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... agricultural basin system 296 14.3 Agriculture in the Valley of Mexico 305 16.1 Female weavers in early civilizations 361 19.1 Deities as depicted in early civilizations 427 24.1 Classic Maya and Valley of Mexico painting styles 546 ...
... agricultural basin system 296 14.3 Agriculture in the Valley of Mexico 305 16.1 Female weavers in early civilizations 361 19.1 Deities as depicted in early civilizations 427 24.1 Classic Maya and Valley of Mexico painting styles 546 ...
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... agricultural production, for example, it is necessary to study the specific cultural context in which such production occurs. Comparing agricultural production in different societies in isolation from other features of these societies ...
... agricultural production, for example, it is necessary to study the specific cultural context in which such production occurs. Comparing agricultural production in different societies in isolation from other features of these societies ...
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... agricultural societies. Steinmetzs approach also inspired T. S. van der Bij's (1929) cross- cultural study of warfare, J. H. Ronhaar's (1931) examination of matrilineal societies, and Jan Tijm s ( 1933) comparative study of the role of ...
... agricultural societies. Steinmetzs approach also inspired T. S. van der Bij's (1929) cross- cultural study of warfare, J. H. Ronhaar's (1931) examination of matrilineal societies, and Jan Tijm s ( 1933) comparative study of the role of ...
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... agricultural economy based on millet, sorghum, pig, dog, and silkworm production. While it is evident that early claims of massive Western influence on the development of Chinese civilization were grossly exaggerated, some traits - most ...
... agricultural economy based on millet, sorghum, pig, dog, and silkworm production. While it is evident that early claims of massive Western influence on the development of Chinese civilization were grossly exaggerated, some traits - most ...
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Kingship | 71 |
City and Territorial | 92 |
Urbanism | 120 |
Appropriation of Wealth | 375 |
Economic Constants and Variables | 395 |
Cognitive and Symbolic Aspects | 407 |
Conceptions of the Supernatural | 409 |
Cosmology and Cosmogony | 444 |
Cult | 472 |
Priests Festivals and the Politics of the Supernatural | 495 |
The Individual and the Universe | 522 |
Class Systems and Social Mobility | 142 |
Family Organization and Gender Roles | 167 |
Administration | 195 |
Law | 221 |
Military Organization | 240 |
Sociopolitical Constants and Variables | 264 |
Economy | 277 |
Food Production | 279 |
Land Ownership | 315 |
Trade and Craft Specialization | 338 |
Elite Art and Architecture | 541 |
Literacy and Specialized Knowledge | 584 |
Values and Personal Aspirations | 626 |
Cultural Constants and Variables | 638 |
Discussion | 651 |
Culture and Reason | 653 |
Conclusion | 684 |
References | 689 |
Index | 733 |
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Understanding Early Civilizations: A Comparative Study Bruce G. Trigger Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2003 |
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