Order, Legitimacy, and Wealth in Ancient States (Paperback or Softback)

Richards, Janet E.

ISBN 10: 0521776716 / ISBN 13: 9780521776714

Published by Cambridge University Press 12/7/2000, 2000

Order, Legitimacy, and Wealth in Ancient States. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780521776714

Synopsis:

Three terms, Order, Legitimacy and Wealth, delineate a comparative approach to ancient civilizations initially developed by John Baines, Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford, and Norman Yoffee, Professor of Archaeology and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan, in 1992. In an influential paper, they compared and contrasted the nature of social and political power in Egypt and Mesopotamia. This was the first analysis of the impact of wealth and high culture on the development of states. The contributors to the present book, first published in 2000, apply the classic Baines/Yoffee model to a range of ancient states around the world, providing documentary and archaeological evidence on the production and uses of 'high culture', literature and monumental architecture. There are chapters on Mesoamerica, the Andes, the Indus Valley, the Han Dynasty of China, and Greece during the Roman empire, while others expand on the original Egypt-Mesopotamia comparison.

Product Description: Paperback. Pub Date: 2001 Pages: 276 Publisher: Camidge. University Press Three terms. Order Legitimacy and Wealth delineate a new comparative approach to ancient civilizations INITIALLY developed by John Baines. Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and Norman Yoffee. Professor of Archaeology and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan. in 1992. In an influential paper. they compared and contrasted the nature of social and political power in Egypt and Mesopotamia. This was the first analysis of the impact of wealth and high culture on the development of states. The contributors to the present book apply the classic BainesYoffee model to a range of ancient states around the world. providing documentary and archaeological evidence on the production and uses of 'high culture'. literature and monumental architecture . There are chapters on Mesoamerica. ...

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Title: Order, Legitimacy, and Wealth in Ancient ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 12/7/2000
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Paperback or Softback
Condition: New
Book Type: Book