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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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VerfasserIn: Smith, Adam T. (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton : Princeton University Press , 2017
Schriftenreihe:The Rostovtzeff lectures
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Online Zugang:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691163239.001.0001
Verantwortlich:Adam T. Smith
E-Book-Pakete:Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology
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Zusammenfassung:'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
Beschreibung: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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
ISBN:9781400866502