%0 Book
%D 2003
%T Understanding Early Civilizations: A comparative study
%A Trigger, Bruce G.
%C Cambridge ; New York
%I Cambridge University Press
%K Ancient.
%K Civilization
%K Prehistoric peoples.
%K Social archaeology.
%L mstax CB311kmain CB311MA
%P xiii, 757
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%Z Bruce G. Trigger.ill., maps ; 25 cm.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 ; Conclusion.
%@ 0521822459 (hbk.)