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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465636103321

Titolo

Ebla and its landscape : early state formation in the ancient Near East / / edited by Paolo Matthiae and Nicolo Marchetti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-42988-8

1-315-42989-6

1-61132-230-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (564 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MarchettiNicolo <1968->

MatthiaePaolo

Disciplina

939.4/33

Soggetti

Landscape archaeology - Syria - Ebla (Extinct city)

Social archaeology - Syria - Ebla (Extinct city)

City and town life - Syria - Ebla (Extinct city)

Excavations (Archaeology) - Syria - Ebla (Extinct city)

Material culture - Syria - Ebla (Extinct city)

Geomorphology - Syria - Ebla (Extinct city)

Plant remains (Archaeology) - Syria - Ebla (Extinct city)

Animal remains (Archaeology) - Syria - Ebla (Extinct city)

Electronic books.

Ebla (Extinct city) Antiquities

Ebla (Extinct city) Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2013 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The Chora of Ebla : A Multidisciplinary Approach / P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti -- Part 1. Town Archaeology -- A Long Journey : Fifty Years of Research on the Bronze Age at Tell Mardikh/Ebla / P. Matthiae -- The Royal Palace of Ebla : Functions of the Quarters and the Government of the Chora / P. Matthiae -- Palace vs. Common Glyptic in Early Syrian Ebla and Its Territory / F. Pinnock -- Popular Iconographies in a Courtly Environment : Clay Figurines from Royal Palace G / L. Peyronel -- Centralization and Redistribution : The Pottery Assemblage of Palace G / S. Mazzoni -- Form and Content : A



Preliminary Functional Interpretation of the Storage Jars from Royal Palace G / M. D'Andrea and A. Vacca -- Working for the Elites : The Pottery Assemblage of Building P4 / N. Marchetti -- Part 2. Regional Archaeology -- Exploiting Diversity : Archaeological Sites in the Ebla Region / S. Mantellini, M.G. Micale, and L. Peyronel -- Trends in Village Life : The Early Bronze Age Phases at Tell Tuqan / F. Baffi and L. Peyronel -- Assembling the Evidence : Excavated Sites Dating from the Early Bronze Age in and  around the Chora of Ebla / E. Ascalone and M. D'Andrea -- Regional Approach and Archaeological Surveys in Northern Syria : An Overview / S. Mantellini -- Part 3. Textual Evidence -- Defining the Chora of Ebla : A Textual Perspective / M.G. Biga -- Distribution and Exchange of Goods in the Chora of Ebla / G. Ferrero -- Of Plants and Trees : Crops and Vegetable Resources at Ebla / G. Marchesi -- Part 4. Geomorphology and Remote Sensing -- A Land in Its Setting : Remote Sensing Satellite Imagery for the Characterization of the Eblaite Chora / G. Bittelli, E. Mandanici and L. Vittuari -- Analysis of CORONA Imagery of the Ebla Region / N. Galiatsatos and S. Mantellini -- From Wetland to Desert : A Geomorphologic Approach to the Eblaite Chora / V. Cantelli, V.M.L. Martina and L. Picotti -- A Thin Basis : The Soil Landscape of Ebla and Tell Tuqan / A. Arnoldus-Huyzendveld -- Modern Agriculture in the Ebla Region / P. Rossi, F. Ventura and M. Vignudelli -- Part 5. Archaeometry and Bioarchaeology -- Archaeometrical Analysis of Metal Objects from Royal Palace G / A.C. Felici and M. Vendittelli -- Archaeometrical Analysis of Pottery Production at EB III-IVA Ebla and Tell Tuqan / M.L. Santarelli -- Archaeometrical Analysis of Architectural Components of Royal Palace G / M.L. Santarelli and G. Spreafico -- Consuming Plants : Archaeobotanical Samples from Royal Palace G and Building P4 / C. Wachter-Sarkady -- Forests Near and Far : An Anthracological Perspective at Ebla / V. Caracuta and G. Fiorentino -- Exploiting Animals : Zooarchaeological Evidence through the Early Bronze Age at Ebla / C. Minniti -- Natural Resources, Technology and Manufacture Processes at Ebla : A Preliminary Assessment / L. Peyronel and A. Vacca -- Just at that Time : 14C Determinations and Analyses from EB IVA Layers / L. Calcagnile, G. Quarta, and M. D'Elia -- Conclusion: Towards a Dynamic Model for the Functioning of the Early State in the Eastern Mediterranean / P. Matthiae and N. Marchetti.

Sommario/riassunto

The discovery of 17,000 tablets at the mid-third millennium BC site of Ebla in Syria has revolutionized the study of the ancient Near East. This is the first major English-language volume describing the multidisciplinary archaeological research at Ebla. Using an innovative regional landscape approach, the 29 contributions to this expansive volume examine Ebla in its regional context through lenses of archaeological, textual, archaeobiological, archaeometric, geomorphological, and remote sensing analysis. In doing so, they are able to provide us with a detailed picture of the constituent e



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784428703321

Titolo

Governing interests : business associations facing internationalization / / edited by Wolfgang Streeck. [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-21850-8

1-134-21851-6

1-280-46328-7

9786610463282

0-203-01588-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; ; 34

Classificazione

85.10

Altri autori (Persone)

StreeckWolfgang <1946->

Disciplina

381/.06/04

Soggetti

Trade associations - Europe

International business enterprises - Europe

International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: Business associations, associative order and internationalization; 2 Reaching out and fitting in: Dutch business associations at home (and) on Europe; 3 Institutional filters and path dependency: The impact of Europeanization on Swiss business associations; 4 Globalization and Swedish business interest associations in the twenty-first century; 5 Economic internationalization and the organizational dilemma of employer associations: A comparison of 20 OECD countries

6 Organizations and networks in a globalizing economy: British and German chemical interest associations7 Against all odds: Adaptation and survival of national associations; 8 National business associations and European integration: The case of the financial sector; 9 Global public policy, associative orders and business interest associations; 10 Internationational governance by organized business: The shifting roles of firms, associations and intergovernmental organizations in self-



regulation; 11 Conclusions: Organized Business facing internationalization; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In the current period of globalization, Governing Interests presents new research on the impact of internationalization on the organization and representation of business interests through trade and employer associations. By exploring ongoing, gradual, but nevertheless profound changes in the structures and functions of business interest associations, the book develops a precise understanding of the relationship between the national and the international.Both conceptual and empirical, some papers included in this significant volume adopt a 'bird's eye view' of the topic, whi