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UNINA9910457207403321 |
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The comparative archaeology of complex societies / / edited by Michael E. Smith [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012 |
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1-107-22370-9 |
1-139-13992-4 |
1-283-31514-9 |
9786613315144 |
1-139-13916-9 |
1-139-14494-4 |
1-139-14074-4 |
1-139-13761-1 |
1-139-02271-7 |
1-139-14162-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxii, 334 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Social archaeology |
Social groups |
Complex organizations |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Comparative archaeology : a commitment to understanding variation / Robert D. Drennan [and others] -- Approaches to comparative analysis in archaeology / Michael E. Smith and Peter Peregrine -- Comparative frames for the diachronic analysis of complex societies : next steps / Gary M. Feinman -- What it takes to get complex : food, goods, and work as shared cultural ideals form the beginning of sedentism / Monica L. Smith -- Challenges for comparative study of early complex societies / Robert D. Drennan and Christian E. Peterson -- Patterned variation in regional trajectories of community growth / Christian E. Peterson and Robert D. Drennan -- The genesis of monuments in island societies / Michael J. Kolb -- Power and legitimation : political |
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strategies, typology and cultural evolution / Peter Peregrine -- The strategies of provincials in empires / Barbara L. Stark and John K. Chase -- Household economies under the Aztec and Inka empires : a comparison / Timothy Earle and Michael E. Smith -- Low-density, agrarian-based urbanism : scale, power, and ecology / Roland Fletcher -- Archaeology, early complex societies, and comparative social science history / Michael E. Smith. |
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Part of a resurgence in the comparative study of ancient societies, this book presents a variety of methods and approaches to comparative analysis through the examination of wide-ranging case studies. Each chapter is a comparative study, and the diverse topics and regions covered in the book contribute to the growing understanding of variation and change in ancient complex societies. The authors explore themes ranging from urbanization and settlement patterns, to the political strategies of kings and chiefs, to the economic choices of individuals and households. The case studies cover an array of geographical settings, from the Andes to Southeast Asia. The authors are leading archaeologists whose research on early empires, states, and chiefdoms is at the cutting edge of scientific archaeology. |
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UNINA9910787750403321 |
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Autore |
Zaeef Abdul Salam |
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My Life with the Taliban / / Abdul Salam Zaeef ; edited by Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn |
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London [England] : , : Hurst & Company, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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1-84904-444-9 |
1-84904-445-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (681 p.) |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Kandahar: Portrait of a City; Editors' Acknowledgements; Editors' Notes; Character List; Foreword by Barnett R. Rubin; Preface by Abdul Salam Zaeef; 1. Death at Home; 2. The Camps; 3. The Jihad; 4. Lessons from the ISI; 5. Bitter Pictures; 6. Withdrawal; 7. Taking Action; 8. The Beginning; 9. Administrative Rule; 10. Mines and Industries; 11. A Monumental Task; 12. Diplomatic Principles; 13. Growing Tensions; 14. The Osama Issue; 15. 9/11 and its Aftermath; 16. A Hard Realisation; 17. Prisoner 306; 18. Guantánamo Bay; 19. Graveyard of the Living |
20. Getting Out21. No War to Win; Epilogue: Afghanistan Today; Note; Bibliography; Chronology; Glossary; Suggestions for Further Reading; About the Author and Editors; Index; Footnotes; Otherfmfn; Forewordfn |
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This is the autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a senior former member of the Taliban. His memoirs, translated from Pashto, are more than just a personal account of his extraordinary life. My Life with the Taliban offers a counter-narrative to the standard accounts of Afghanistan since 1979. Zaeef describes growing up in rural poverty in Kandahar province. Both of his parents died at an early age, and the Russian invasion of 1979 forced him to flee to Pakistan. He started fighting the jihad in 1983, during which time he was associated with many major figures in the anti-Soviet resistance, incl |
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