Order, legitimacy, and wealth in ancient states / edited by Janet Richards and Mary Van Buren.

Other author Richards, Janet E.
Other author Van Buren, Mary.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Descriptionxiii, 163 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesNew directions in archaeology
New directions in archaeology. ^A136229
Contents Introduction: ideology, wealth, and the comparative study of "civilizations" / Mary Van Buren, Janet Richards -- Order, legitimacy, and wealth: setting the terms / John Baines, Norman Yoffe -- Society and individual in early Egypt / David O'Conner -- Modified order, responsive legitimacy, redistributed wealth: Egypt 2260-1650 BC / Janet Richards -- Law courts and the mediation of social conflict in ancient Mesopotamia / Norman Yoffee -- High culture, Mesoamerican civilization, and the classic Maya tradition / Rosemary A. Joyce -- Political fragmentation and ideological continuity in the Andean highlands / Mary Van Buren -- Wealth and socioeconomic hierarchies of the Indus Valley civilization / Jonathan Mark Kenoyer -- Classical order, alternative orders, and the uses of nostalgia / Susan E. Alcock -- Order, legitimacy, and wealth in ancient China / Bennet Bronson -- The politics of high culture: issues of worth and rank / Elizabeth M. Brumfiel.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 140-158) and index.
LCCN 99056316
ISBN0521772125 (hb)
ISBN0521776716 (pb)

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Joyner General Stacks CB311 .O734 2000 ✔ Available Place Hold