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Europe before History
Kristian Kristiansen
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Description for Europe before History
Paperback. Examines paradox of politically and economically undiversified European Bronze Age society despite wide trading networks. Series Editor(s): Renfrew, Lord Colin; Ashmore, Wendy; Gamble, Clive; O'Shea, John. Series: New Studies in Archaeology. Num Pages: 540 pages, 96 b/w illus. 83 maps 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 188 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 958.
The societies of the European Bronze Age produced elaborate artifacts and were drawn into a wide trade network extending over the whole of Europe, even though they were economically and politically undiversified. Kristian Kristansen attempts to explain this paradox using a world-systems analysis, and in particular tries to acount for the absence of state formation. He presents his case with a powerful marshalling of the evidence across the whole of Europe and over two millennia. The result is the most coherent overview of this period of European prehistory since the writings of Gordon Childe and Christopher Hawkes. A great strength ... Read more
The societies of the European Bronze Age produced elaborate artifacts and were drawn into a wide trade network extending over the whole of Europe, even though they were economically and politically undiversified. Kristian Kristansen attempts to explain this paradox using a world-systems analysis, and in particular tries to acount for the absence of state formation. He presents his case with a powerful marshalling of the evidence across the whole of Europe and over two millennia. The result is the most coherent overview of this period of European prehistory since the writings of Gordon Childe and Christopher Hawkes. A great strength ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Series
New Studies in Archaeology
Number of Pages
540
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521784368
SKU
V9780521784368
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Reviews for Europe before History
' … this book is a substantial advance in the quest for a socially informed history of the era before writing.' The Times Higher Supplement