Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study /
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Call Number: CB311 .T77 2003
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| 100 | 1 | |a Trigger, Bruce G., |e author | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Understanding early civilizations : |b a comparative study / |c Bruce G. Trigger. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Cambridge ; |a [New York : |b Cambridge University Press], |c 2003. | |
| 300 | |a xiii, 757 pages : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 689-731) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. Rationalism and Relativism -- 2. Comparative Studies -- 3. Defining 'Early Civilization' -- 4. Evidence and Interpretation -- Sociopolitical Organization -- 5. Kingship -- 6. States: City and Territorial -- 7. Urbanism -- 8. Class Systems and Social Mobility -- 9. Family Organization and Gender Roles -- 10. Administration -- 11. Law -- 12. Military Organization -- 13. Sociopolitical Constants and Variables -- Economy -- 14. Food Production -- 15. Land Ownership -- 16. Trade and Craft Specialization -- 17. Appropriation of Wealth -- 18. Economic Constants and Variables -- Cognitive and Symbolic Aspects -- 19. Conceptions of the Supernatural -- 20. Cosmology and Cosmogony -- 21. Cult -- 22. Priests, Festivals, and the Politics of the Supernatural -- 23. The Individual and the Universe -- 24. Elite Art and Architecture -- 25. Literacy and Specialized Knowledge -- 26. Values and Personal Aspirations -- 27. Cultural Constants and Variables -- Discussion -- 28. Culture and Reason -- 29. Conclusion. | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Civilization, Ancient. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social archaeology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Prehistoric peoples. | |
| 901 | |a reviewed | ||
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