Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study
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書誌事項
Understanding early civilizations : a comparative study
Cambridge University Press, 2007, c2003
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全8件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
"First published 2003, first paperback edition 2007"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 689-731) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
This book offers the first detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Shang China, the Aztecs and adjacent peoples in the Valley of Mexico, the Classic Maya, the Inka, and the Yoruba. Unlike previous studies, equal attention is paid to similarities and differences in their sociopolitical organization, economic systems, religion, and culture. Many of this study's findings are surprising and provocative. Agricultural systems, technologies, and economic behaviour turn out to have been far more diverse than was expected. These findings and many others challenge not only current understandings of early civilizations but also the theoretical foundations of modern archaeology and anthropology. The key to understanding early civilizations lies not in their historical connections but in what they can tell us about similarities and differences in human behaviour.
目次
- Part I. Introduction: 1. Rationalism and relativism
- 2. Comparative studies
- 3. Defining 'early civilization'
- 4. Evidence and interpretation
- Part II. Sociopolitical Organization: 5. Kingship
- 6. States: city and territorial
- 7. Urbanism
- 8. Class systems and social mobility
- 9. Family organization and gender roles
- 10. Administration
- 11. Law
- 12. Military organization
- 13. Sociopolitical constants and variables
- Part III. Economy: 14. Food production
- 15. Land ownership
- 16. Trade and craft specialization
- 17. Appropriation of wealth
- 18. Economic constants and variables
- Part IV. Cognitive and Symbolic Aspects: 19. Conceptions of the supernatural
- 20. Cosmology and cosmogony
- 21. Cult
- 22. Priests, festivals, and the politics of the supernatural
- 23. The individual and the universe
- 24. Elite art and architecture
- 25. Literacy and specialized knowledge
- 26. Values and personal aspirations
- 27. Cultural constants and variables
- Discussion: 28. Culture and reason
- 29. Conclusion
- References
- Index.
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