Power and place in Etruria : the spatial dynamics of a Mediterranean civilization, 1200-500 BC /

This volume fills a gap in the study of an important, yet neglected case of state formation, by taking a landscape perspective to Etruria. Simon Stoddart examines the infrastructure, hierarchy/heterarchy and spatial patterns of the Etruscans over time to investigate their political development from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stoddart, Simon (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Land settlement > Political aspects > Italy > Etruria. Etruria > Historical geography. Etruria > Politics and government. Etruria > Civilization.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: The challenge of Etruria
Analysis of the spatial dynamics of state organised societies
The material constraints
Contrasting hierarchies of settlement
The spatial dynamics of settlement
Five regions of contrast
Networking and connectivity.