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The Archaeology of Warfare: Prehistories of Raiding and Conquest
Mark W. Allen Elizabeth N. Arkush
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Description for The Archaeology of Warfare: Prehistories of Raiding and Conquest
Paperback. Explores the development of warfare in preindustrial, non-Western societies, addressing why some societies fight endemic wars while others do not and how frequent warfare affects the basic choices people make about where to live, whom to fight, on whom to confer power, and how to form social groups. Num Pages: 549 pages. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 940.
An excellent source of information on the current state of warfare research in archaeology. [It] chronicles the complex history of warfare in different time periods and world regions while simultaneously exploring the environmental and social variables that appear to have influenced if, when, how, and on what scale warfare was conducted."--Patricia M. Lambert, Utah State University
"The study of warfare (or slavery) in the archaeological record requires a level of synthesis, temporal depth, and relational analysis that challenges the abilities and knowledge of all archaeologists. This volume presents an intriguing set of essays that are more than up ... Read more
An excellent source of information on the current state of warfare research in archaeology. [It] chronicles the complex history of warfare in different time periods and world regions while simultaneously exploring the environmental and social variables that appear to have influenced if, when, how, and on what scale warfare was conducted."--Patricia M. Lambert, Utah State University
"The study of warfare (or slavery) in the archaeological record requires a level of synthesis, temporal depth, and relational analysis that challenges the abilities and knowledge of all archaeologists. This volume presents an intriguing set of essays that are more than up ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
Number of Pages
549
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813032849
SKU
V9780813032849
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About Mark W. Allen Elizabeth N. Arkush
Elizabeth N. Arkush is research associate in the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Mark W. Allen is associate professor of anthropology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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