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Autore |
Levitt Malcolm |
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Titolo |
Why did ancient states collapse? : the dysfunctional state / / Malcolm Levitt |
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Oxford : , : Archaeopress, , [2019] |
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©2019 |
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ISBN |
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1-78969-303-9 |
9781789693034 |
1789693039 |
9781789693027 |
1789693020 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (54 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Failed states - History - To 1500 |
Civilization, Ancient |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I. Introduction: meaning, origins, fragility, cyclicality and collapse of ancient states, -- Meaning -- Increasing complexity -- Farming -- Population growth -- Chiefdoms and pathways to states -- Competition, coercion, consensus -- Fragility -- Cyclicality -- Meaning of collapse -- Evidence of collapse -- Explanations of collapse -- II. The dysfunctional state -- The state's core functions -- Conditions necessary for fulfilling the state's functions -- Collapse as dysfunction -- III. Egyptian Old Kingdom -- Collapse -- Explanations of collapse -- IV. Mycenaean Palace States -- Collapse -- Explanations of collapse: Earthquakes -- Climate change -- Decline in foreign trade -- Warfare techniques -- Sea Peoples -- Interstate Mycenaean warfare -- Internal strife -- Rural collapse -- Systems collapse -- Conclusions -- V. The Western Roman Empire -- What Collapsed? -- What caused collapse? -- Christianity -- Barbarians -- Failure of the Eastern Empire to help -- Internal strife -- Economic factors -- Natural Disasters -- Conclusions -- VI. Classic Mayan |
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collapse -- Collapse -- Causes of collapse -- Climate Change, Drought -- Internal and external strife and violence -- VII. Inequality -- Inequality and state collapse -- Inequality and violence in ancient states. -- Evidence of popular resentment -- Conclusions -- VIII. Summary and Conclusions -- Bibliography. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Rooted in agriculture, sedentism and population growth, ancient states were fragile and prone to collapse. There is an ongoing debate about the importance, nature and even existence of state-wide collapse. This book investigates why ancient states collapsed and examines to what extent inequality contributed to their downfall. |
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