Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna :: the origins of a West African political system /

Many West African societies have egalitarian political systems, with non-centralised distributions of power. ''Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna'' analyses a wide range of archaeological data to explore the development of such societies. The volume offers a detailed case stud...

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1. Verfasser: Dueppen, Stephen A.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014, ©2012.
Schriftenreihe:Approaches to anthropological archaeology.
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Online-Zugang:DE-862
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Zusammenfassung:Many West African societies have egalitarian political systems, with non-centralised distributions of power. ''Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna'' analyses a wide range of archaeological data to explore the development of such societies. The volume offers a detailed case study of the village settlement of Kirikongo in western Burkina Faso. Over the course of the first millennium, this single homestead extended control over a growing community. The book argues that the decentralization of power in the twelfth century BCE radically transformed this society, changing gender roles, public acti.
Beschreibung:Originally published: Equinox Publishing, Ltd., 2012.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781317543664
1317543661
9781317543657
1317543653
9781317543640
1317543645

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