Военная история / The Archaeology of Politics and Power: Where, When and Why the First States Formed

Название: The Archaeology of Politics and Power: Where, When and Why the First States Formed
Автор(ы): Charles Keith Maisels
Издательство: Oxbow Books
Год: 2010
ISBN: 1842173529
Страниц: 490
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 74 MB

This book describes how states formed in Egypt and Mesopotamia, China and the Andes, and also how the Indus Civilization functioned without a state. This work spans law, ideology, politics, economics, and psychology, the ancient world and modern history, in order to show how power is obtained, sustained and deployed, and in whose interests. Grounded in archaeological data, it examines human nature, morality, violence and governance, issues of special importance to everyone, but in particular to students of politics, anthropology, psychology and sociology, as well as archaeology.