The Organization of Ancient Economies: A Global Perspective - Hardcover

Hirth, Kenneth

 
9781108494700: The Organization of Ancient Economies: A Global Perspective
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1108494706 ISBN 13: 9781108494700
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2020

Synopsis

This is the first book written that examines ancient and premodern economies from a comparative and cross-cultural perspective.

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About the Author

Kenneth Hirth is Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. An economic anthropologist who has conducted archaeological research in Mexico, Honduras, Peru, and Turkey that has spanned 12,000 years of human development, he has authored, edited, and co-authored nineteen books on different aspects of Mesoamerican society and economy. Hirth is currently a Senior Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks Library and Research Collections in Washington, DC. He has received National Geographic Society's Career Achievement Award in Archaeology (2000) and the Excellence in Lithic Studies Award from the Society of American Archaeology (1998).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108494706
ISBN 13 
9781108494700
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
462