The archaeology of imperial landscapes :: a comparative study of empires in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean world /

This book examines the poorly understood transformations in rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires.

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Weitere Verfasser: Düring, Bleda S. (HerausgeberIn), Stek, Tesse Dieder (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
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Zusammenfassung:This book examines the poorly understood transformations in rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires.
The Archaeology of Imperial Landscapes examines the transformation of rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires in the Near East and Mediterranean. Through a comparative approach to archaeological data, it analyses the patterns of transformation in widely differing imperial contexts in the ancient world. Bringing together a range of studies by an international team of scholars, the volume shows that empires were dynamic, diverse, and experimental polities, and that their success or failure was determined by a combination of forceful interventions, as well as the new possibilities for those dominated by empires to collaborate and profit from doing so. By highlighting the processes that occur in rural and peripheral landscapes, the volume demonstrates that the archaeology of these non-urban and literally eccentric spheres can provide an important contribution to our understanding of ancient empires. The 'bottom up' approach to the study of ancient empires is crucial to understanding how these remarkable socio-political organisms could exist and persist.
Beschreibung:Introduction.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 368 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108103176
1108103170
9781316995495
1316995496
1108100376
9781108100373

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