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The political machine : assembling sovereignty in the Bronze Age Caucasus
'The Political Machine' investigates the essential role that material culture plays in the practices and maintenance of political sovereignty. Through an archaeological exploration of the Bronze Age Caucasus, Adam Smith demonstrates that beyond assemblies of people, polities are just as im...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton
: Princeton University Press
, 2017
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| Series: | The Rostovtzeff lectures
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691163239.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Adam T. Smith |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology |
| Summary: | 'The Political Machine' investigates the essential role that material culture plays in the practices and maintenance of political sovereignty. Through an archaeological exploration of the Bronze Age Caucasus, Adam Smith demonstrates that beyond assemblies of people, polities are just as importantly assemblages of thingsfrom ballots and bullets to crowns, regalia, and licenses |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2015 Published in association with the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe: Specialized |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9781400866502 |
