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MYTHS OF THE ARCHAIC STATE

Evolution of the Earliest Cities, States, and Civilizations

NORMAN YOFFEE

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© Norman Yoffee 2005

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First published 2005

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Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data
Yoffee, Norman.
Myths of the archaic state : evolution of the earliest cities, states, and civilizations / Norman Yoffee.
   p.   cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0 521 81837 0 – ISBN 0 521 52156 4 (pbk.)
1. State, The. 2. Cities and towns, Ancient. 3. Civilization, Ancient. I. Title.
JC51.Y64   2004
320.1′09′01 – dc22   2004052683

ISBN 0 521 81837 0 hardback
ISBN 0 521 52156 4 paperback