The Politics of Storage: Storage and Sociopolitical Complexity in Neopalatial Crete: 25 (Prehistory Monographs) - Hardcover

Christakis, Kostandinos S.

 
9781931534505: The Politics of Storage: Storage and Sociopolitical Complexity in Neopalatial Crete: 25 (Prehistory Monographs)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1931534500 ISBN 13: 9781931534505
Publisher: INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory), 2008

Synopsis

The storage of staples and its importance for the functioning of Cretan Bronze Age society has become an active topic of debate. This study reassesses the intrinsic relationship between storage and sociopolitical complexity by combining testimonies on the storage of staples from palatial, nonpalatial elite, and ordinary domestic contexts dated to the LM I period. The main goals are (1) to examine a wide range of information concerned with the storage of staples; (2) to develop a comprehensive model to explain how storage strategies operate within LM I societies; and (3) to infer sociopolitical and socio-economic levels of interaction among the different social sectors operating within LM I societies (mainly LM IB societies).

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About the Author

Kostandinos S Christakis is a Lecturer in the Department of Primary Education, University of Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.

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Publisher
INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1931534500
ISBN 13 
9781931534505
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
185