Cover Image

Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trigger, Bruce G.
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Civilization, Ancient.
Social archaeology.
Prehistoric peoples.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction:
  • Rationalism and relativism
  • Comparative studies
  • Defining 'early civilization'
  • Evidence and interpretation
  • Sociopolitical Organization
  • Kingship
  • States: city and territorial
  • Urbanism
  • Class systems and social mobility
  • Family organization and gender roles
  • Administration
  • Law
  • Military organization
  • Sociopolitical constants and variables
  • Economy
  • Food production
  • Land ownership
  • Trade and craft specialization
  • Appropriation of wealth
  • Economic constants and variables
  • Cognitive and Symbolic Aspects
  • Conceptions of the supernatural
  • Cosmology and cosmogony
  • Cult
  • Priests, festivals, and the politics of the supernatural
  • The individual and the universe
  • Elite art and architecture
  • Literacy and specialized knowledge
  • Values and personal aspirations
  • Cultural constants and variables
  • Discussion
  • Culture and reason.