Why did ancient states collapse? : the dysfunctional state /

Rooted in agriculture, sedentism and population growth, ancient states were fragile and prone to collapse. There is an ongoing debate about the importance, nature and even existence of state-wide collapse. This book investigates why ancient states collapsed and examines to what extent inequality con...

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Main Author: Levitt, Malcolm (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., 2019.

Series: Access archaeology.

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