Archaeology and State Theory : Subjects and Objects of Power

Cover -- Half Title -- DEBATES IN ARCHAEOLOGY -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- Abbreviations -- Orientations -- 1 After (neo-)evolution(ism) -- 2 Coercion and consent -- 3 Hegemony in action: The kingdom of Imerina in central Madagascar -- 4 Beyond politics: Articulation and r...

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Main Author: Routledge, Bruce (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC , 2013
Edition:1st ed
Series:Debates in Archaeology Ser
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/proquest-ebook-central-altertum/ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bsbfidaltertumswissenschaften/detail.action?docID=1507655
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: Archaeology and State Theory : Subjects and Objects of Power
E-Book Packages:ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection
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Summary:Cover -- Half Title -- DEBATES IN ARCHAEOLOGY -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- Abbreviations -- Orientations -- 1 After (neo-)evolution(ism) -- 2 Coercion and consent -- 3 Hegemony in action: The kingdom of Imerina in central Madagascar -- 4 Beyond politics: Articulation and reproduction in Athens and the Inca Empire -- 5 Spectacle and routine -- 6 Routine lives and spectacular deaths: The Royal Tombs of Ur -- 7 Conclusion: The hazardous necessity of comparison -- Bibliography -- Index.
After neo-evolutionism, how does one talk about the pre-modern state? Over the past two decades archaeological research has shifted decisively from check-list identifications of the state as an evolutionary type to studies of how power and authority were constituted in specific polities. Developing Gramsci's concept of hegemony, this book provides an accessible discussion of general principles that serve to help us understand and organise these new directions in archaeological research. Throughout this book, conceptual issues are illustrated by means of case studies drawn from Madagascar, Mesopotamia, the Inca, the Maya and Greece
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (206 pages)
ISBN:9781472504104

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