Archaeology of the Origin of the State - The Theories (Hardcover)

This book, newly translated from the original Spanish, first offers a summary of the main theories about what we today call the State', a category that draws together various interests in the research into the past of human societies and, at the same time, inspires passionate political and ideological debate. The authors review political philosophies from Greek antiquity to contemporary evolutionism. They then examine how the State has been viewed and studied within archaeology in the twentieth century, and offer an alternative approach based upon historical materialism. Their argument that this method can be profitably used to study the archaeological record is a sophisticated and creative contribution to current theory, and will inspire debate about its implications for our understanding of human history.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Vicente Lull • Rafael Mico
Dimensions:	218 x 145 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-955784-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological theory Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Promotions
LSN:	0-19-955784-5
Barcode:	9780199557844

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!