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The Political Machine: Assembling Sovereignty in the Bronze Age Caucasus
Adam T. Smith
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Description for The Political Machine: Assembling Sovereignty in the Bronze Age Caucasus
Hardback. Series: The Rostovtzeff Lectures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 halftones. 18 line illus. 1 table. 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3B; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 572.
The Political Machine investigates the essential role that material culture plays in the practices and maintenance of political sovereignty. Through an archaeological exploration of the Bronze Age Caucasus, Adam Smith demonstrates that beyond assemblies of people, polities are just as importantly assemblages of things--from ballots and bullets to crowns, regalia, and licenses. Smith looks at the ways that these assemblages help to forge cohesive publics, separate sovereigns from a wider social mass, and formalize governance--and he considers how these developments continue to shape politics today. Smith shows that the formation of polities is as much about the process of ... Read more
The Political Machine investigates the essential role that material culture plays in the practices and maintenance of political sovereignty. Through an archaeological exploration of the Bronze Age Caucasus, Adam Smith demonstrates that beyond assemblies of people, polities are just as importantly assemblages of things--from ballots and bullets to crowns, regalia, and licenses. Smith looks at the ways that these assemblages help to forge cohesive publics, separate sovereigns from a wider social mass, and formalize governance--and he considers how these developments continue to shape politics today. Smith shows that the formation of polities is as much about the process of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Rostovtzeff Lectures
Condition
New
Weight
572g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691163239
SKU
V9780691163239
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About Adam T. Smith
Adam T. Smith is professor of anthropology and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Cornell University. He is the author of The Political Landscape and the coauthor of The Archaeology and Geography of Ancient Transcaucasian Societies, Volume 1.
Reviews for The Political Machine: Assembling Sovereignty in the Bronze Age Caucasus
The coherence and brevity of the book reflects its development from the 2013 Rostovtzeff Lecture Series at New York University. The book can be read quickly, and its significance for evolutionary studies can be assimilated thoughtfully. It deserves to be read broadly by academics, graduate students and an interested public.
Timothy Earle, Antiquity I most strongly recommend this as ... Read more
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