Specialization, Exchange and Complex Societies

Klappentext This book! a comparative study of specialised production in prehistoric societies! examines approaches to specialization and exchange. Zusammenfassung This book! a comparative study of specialized production in prehistoric societies! examines both adaptionist and political approaches to specialization and exchange using a worldwide perspective. What forms of specialisation and exchange promote social stratification! political integration and institutional specialization? Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Specialisation, exchange, and complex societies: an introduction Elizabeth M. Brumfiel and Timothy K. Earle; 2. Salt, chert, and shell: Mississippian exchange and economy Jon Muller; 3. Unequal development in Copper Age Iberia Antonio Gilman; 4. From stone to bronze: the evolution of social complexity in Northern Europe, 2300-1200 BC Kristian Kristiansen; 5. Power and moral order in precolonial West-Central Africa Michael Rowlands; 6. Specialisation and the production of wealth: Hawaiian chiefdoms and the Inka empire Timothy K. Earle; 7. Economic change in the lowland Maya Late Classic period Prudence M. Rice; 8. The role of the be in the formation of the Yamato State Gina L. Barnes; 9. Elite and utilitarian crafts in the Aztec state Elizabeth M. Brumfiel; 10. Forms of finance and forms of production: the evolution of specialised livestock production in the ancient Near East Kathleen F. Galvin.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elizabeth M. Brumfiel, Elizabeth M. Earle Brumfiel
• Con la collaborazione di: Elizabeth M. Brumfiel (Editore), Brumfiel Elizabeth M. (Editore), Timothy K. Earle (Editore), Earle Timothy K. (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.11.2008
• EAN: 9780521090889
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09088-9
• Pagine: 160
• Serie: New Directions in Archaeology; New Directions in Archaeology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology