| Archaeology and State Theory: Subjects and Objects of Power Contributor(s): Routledge, Bruce (Author), Hodges, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0715636332 ISBN-13: 9780715636336 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Social Science | Archaeology - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 930.1 |
| Series: Duckworth Debates in Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |