Book contents
- Eurasia at the Dawn of History
- Eurasia at the Dawn of History
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Between Myth and Logos
- Part II The Development of Social Differentiation
- Part III Approaching Social Complexity
- Chapter Eight Early State Formation from a Big History Point of View
- Chapter Nine Reframing Ancient Economies: New Models, New Questions
- Part IV Urbanism through the Ages: Concepts, Models, and Definitions
- Part V Ancient Civilizations at the Turn of the Axis
- Part VI Times of Connectivity: The Mediterranean on the Move
- Part VII Early Urban Cultures from South to North
- Part VIII Changing Symbols, Changing Minds?
- Index
- References
Chapter Eight - Early State Formation from a Big History Point of View
from Part III - Approaching Social Complexity
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Book contents
- Eurasia at the Dawn of History
- Eurasia at the Dawn of History
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Between Myth and Logos
- Part II The Development of Social Differentiation
- Part III Approaching Social Complexity
- Chapter Eight Early State Formation from a Big History Point of View
- Chapter Nine Reframing Ancient Economies: New Models, New Questions
- Part IV Urbanism through the Ages: Concepts, Models, and Definitions
- Part V Ancient Civilizations at the Turn of the Axis
- Part VI Times of Connectivity: The Mediterranean on the Move
- Part VII Early Urban Cultures from South to North
- Part VIII Changing Symbols, Changing Minds?
- Index
- References
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- Eurasia at the Dawn of HistoryUrbanization and Social Change, pp. 127 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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