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18 produkter
Essay on Political Economies in Prehistory
Häftad, 2019
314 kr
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A political economy approach to prehistory offers a robust means to understand different pathways to complexity. Why do states with extreme inequality develop quickly in some circumstance, while in others egalitarian societies continue for thousands of years? The search for primary drivers like …
Social Trust
Toward a Cosmopolitan Society
Av George Cvetkovich, Timothy Earle
Inbunden, 1995
1037 kr
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This work examines the basic social-psychological problems that generate the need for social trust and other acculturation strategies. Social trust is examined within the context of competing social problem-solving tools. The authors analyze the problem of how social trust can be encouraged within …
Bronze Age Economics
The First Political Economies
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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This integrated collection of new and newly revised essays by archaeologist Timothy Earle represents both a personal journey and a growing synthesis of how political economies emerged in human societies. Drawing in detail on the cases of chiefdoms in Hawaii, the Andes, and Denmark, Bronze Age …
Bronze Age Economics
The First Political Economies
E-bok, 2018
1483 kr
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"Timothy Earle has set out to offer the most comprehensive view now available of the economic foundations of early societies, and it may well be that he has succeeded. Bronze Age Economics is a pioneering contribution to archaeological theory." —Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge
Bronze Age Economics
The First Political Economies
E-bok, 2018
1516 kr
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"Timothy Earle has set out to offer the most comprehensive view now available of the economic foundations of early societies, and it may well be that he has succeeded. Bronze Age Economics is a pioneering contribution to archaeological theory." —Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge
Organizing Bronze Age Societies
The Mediterranean, Central Europe, and Scandanavia Compared
Av Timothy Earle, Kristian Kristiansen
Häftad, 2010
619 kr
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The Bronze Age was a formative period in European history when the organisation of landscapes, settlements, and economy reached a new level of complexity. This book presents the first in-depth, comparative study of household economy and settlement in three micro-regions: the Mediterranean (Sicily), …
Organizing Bronze Age Societies
The Mediterranean, Central Europe, and Scandanavia Compared
Av Timothy Earle, Kristian Kristiansen
Inbunden, 2010
1391 kr
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The Bronze Age was a formative period in European history when the organisation of landscapes, settlements, and economy reached a new level of complexity. This book presents the first in-depth, comparative study of household economy and settlement in three micro-regions: the Mediterranean (Sicily), …
How Chiefs Come to Power
The Political Economy in Prehistory
Inbunden, 1997
1359 kr
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By studying chiefdoms—kin-based societies in which a person's place in a kinship system determines his or her social status and political position—this book addresses several fundamental questions concerning the nature of political power and the evolution of sociopolitical complexity. In a …
How Chiefs Come to Power
The Political Economy in Prehistory
Häftad, 1997
328 kr
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By studying chiefdoms—kin-based societies in which a person's place in a kinship system determines his or her social status and political position—this book addresses several fundamental questions concerning the nature of political power and the evolution of sociopolitical complexity. In a …
Evolution of Human Societies
From Foraging Group to Agrarian State, Second Edition
Av Allen W. Johnson, Timothy Earle
Inbunden, 2000
1041 kr
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By combining an original thesis and a representative body of ethnographic data, this ambitious work seeks to describe and explain the growth in complexity of human societies.Its emphasis is on the causes, mechanisms, and patterns of cultural evolution, which the authors explain in terms of a …
Evolution of Human Societies
From Foraging Group to Agrarian State, Second Edition
Av Allen W. Johnson, Timothy Earle
Häftad, 2000
412 kr
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By combining an original thesis and a representative body of ethnographic data, this ambitious work seeks to describe and explain the growth in complexity of human societies.Its emphasis is on the causes, mechanisms, and patterns of cultural evolution, which the authors explain in terms of a …
Bronze Age Economics
The First Political Economies
Häftad, 2002
1278 kr
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"Timothy Earle has set out to offer the most comprehensive view now available of the economic foundations of early societies, and it may well be that he has succeeded. Bronze Age Economics is a pioneering contribution to archaeological theory." —Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge
Premodern Economies
A Global Perspective
Av Timothy Earle, Kenneth Hirth
E-bok, 2025
1595 kr
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Premodern Economies
A Global Perspective
Av Kenneth Hirth, Timothy Earle
Inbunden, 2026
1610 kr
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Economies are fundamental to all human societies by providing the material support for their populations and respective social institutions. This volume brings together scholars from archaeology, anthropology, and history in a collaborative examination of how premodern societies produced and …
Primer on Chiefs and Chiefdoms
Häftad, 2021
532 kr
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Anthropological archaeology is well suited to pursue the study of chiefs, their leadership institutions (chiefdoms), and long-term historical processes. In this book Timothy Earle argues that studying chiefdoms is essential to understanding the role of elemental powers in social evolution. He …
Primer on Chiefs and Chiefdoms
E-bok, 2021
424 kr
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Chiefs are political operatives who hold titles of leadership over groups larger than intimate kin-based communities. Although they rule with the consent of their group, they are all about building personal power and respect. Many scholars have viewed chiefs as problem solvers--defending groups …
Economic and Social Organization of a Complex Chiefdom
The Halelea District, Kaua’i, Hawaii
Häftad, 1978
146 kr
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In the early 1970s, Timothy Earle worked with Marshall Sahlins doing archaeological and ethnohistorical research on the Halelea district in Kaua’i, Hawaii. In this volume, Earle reports on his archaeological and historical research on irrigation in this region. He also discusses modern taro …
Economic and Social Organization of a Complex Chiefdom
The Halelea District, Kaua’i, Hawaii
E-bok, 2020
147 kr
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In the early 1970s, Timothy Earle worked with Marshall Sahlins doing archaeological and ethnohistorical research on the Halelea district in Kaua’i, Hawaii. In this volume, Earle reports on his archaeological and historical research on irrigation in this region. He also discusses modern taro …
