Archaeology and State Theory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780715636336)

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.

Author: Bruce Routledge
ISBN-10: 0715636332
ISBN-13: 9780715636336
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 01/16/2014
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.70d