Myths of the archaic state : evolution of the earliest cities, states and civilizations / Norman Yoffee.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yoffee, Norman
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
State, The.
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Civilization, Ancient.
État.
Villes antiques.
Civilisation ancienne.
Steden.
Stadscultuur.
Wereldgeschiedenis.
Oudheid.
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Physical Description:xiii, 277 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Evolution of a factoid
  • Dimensions of power in the earliest states
  • The meaning of cities in the earliest states and civilizations
  • When complexity was simplified
  • Identity and agency in early states : case studies
  • The collapse of ancient states and civilizations
  • Social evolutionary trajectories
  • New rules of the game
  • Altered states : the evolution of history.