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The Origins and Development of the Andean State - Rilegato

Haas, Jonathan; Pozorski, Shelia; Pozorski, Thomas

 
9780521331029: The Origins and Development of the Andean State
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ISBN 10: 0521331021 ISBN 13: 9780521331029
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1987

Sinossi

This volume brings together research on the evolution of civilisation in the Andean region of South America from the work of sixteen leading scholars.

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Descrizione del libro

This volume brings together research on the evolution of civilisation in the Andean region of South America from the work of sixteen leading scholars. Together, the contributors provide the first systematic study of the evolution of polities along the dry coastal plains and high mountain valleys of the Peruvian Andes.

Contenuti

Introduction Jonathan Haas; Chronology Shelia Pozorski and Thomas Pozorski; 1. Architectural evidence for the development of nonegalitarian social systems in coastal Peru Robert A. Feldman; 2. Theocracy vs. militarism: the significance of the Casma Valley in understanding early state formation Sheila Pozorski; 3. The exercise of power in early Andean state development Jonathan Haas; 4. Chavin, the Early Horizon and the Initial Period Thomas Pozorski and Sheila Pozorski; 5. The archaeological investigation of Andean militarism: some cautionary observations John Topic and Theresa Topic; 6. Reconstructing patterns of early warfare in the Lower Santa Valley: new data on the role of conflict in the origins of complex north coast society David J. Wilson; 7. Toward the development of the state on the north central coast of Peru Richard Daggett; 8. State origins in the Ayacucho Valley, central highlands, Peru William H. Isbell; 9. From state to empire: the expansion of Wari outside the Ayacucho Basin Katharina J. Schreiber; 10. The development of Chimu administration in Chan Chan Alexandra M. Ulana Klymyshyn; 11. Changing priorities within the Chimu state: the role of irrigation agriculture Thomas Pozorski; 12. Chimu administration in the provinces Carol J. Mackey; 13. Horizontal and vertical dimensions of prehistoric states in north Peru Izumi Shimada; 14. Implications of Andean verticality in the evolution of political complexity: a view from the margins Charles M. Hastings; 15. Comment Betty J. Meggers; 16. Broader perspectives on Andean state origins M. C. Webb; 17. References cited; Index.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
1987
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0521331021
ISBN 13 
9780521331029
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
200
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
Avery
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