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Autore |
Charvát Petr |
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Titolo |
The birth of the state : ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China / / Petr Charvát ; reviewed by Jan Bouzek, Jaroslav Malina ; edited by Martin Janeček ; graphic design by Zdeněk Ziegler ; illustrations by Dagmar Hamsíková and Kateřina řezáčová |
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[Prague, Czech Republic] : , : Karolinum, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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ISBN |
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80-246-3061-3 |
80-246-2328-5 |
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Edizione |
[First English edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (357 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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State, The - Origin |
Civilization, Ancient |
Cities and towns, Ancient |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"From the Czech original Zrození státu, published by Karolinum Press in 2011, translated by Daniel Morgan"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""ANCIENT EGYPT""; ""THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""THE ROOTS AND ORIGIN OF ALL THINGS: THE PRODUCTIVE ECONOMY IN EGYPT (Neolithic Age, ca. 5500�4500 BC)""; ""THE CHALCOLITHIC AGE OR BUILDING INEQUALITY: THE BADARI CULTURE (4500�3800 BC)""; ""EMBRYONIC SIGNS OF THE STATE: NAQADA I, II AND III (4000 BC)""; ""Economy""; ""The embryos of cities""; ""Social differentiation: the elite and the others""; ""Egyptian society of the pre-state period in burial rituals""; ""LOWER EGYPT: BETWEEN THE PHARAOH AND THE RED SEA""; ""Economy""; ""Settlements""; ""Burials"" |
""Beyond everyday borders: contact with Asia""""CONFRONTING THE ENEMY: NUBIA""; ""THE BURIAL OF THE FAMOUS AND POWERFUL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF UPPER EGYPT: ABYDOS""; ""BURIAL GROUNDS OF THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM OF UPPER EGYPT: AN ELITE BURIAL SITE IN HIERACONPOLIS""; ""“SIMPLE� EGYPTIANS""; ""THE DAWN OF THE EGYPTIAN WRITING SYSTEM""; ""THE BIRTH OF THE EGYPTIAN STATE""; ""STABILIZATION OF THE EARLY EGYPTIAN STATE""; ""ANCIENT |
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MESOPOTAMIA""; ""CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EARLY EGYPTIAN STATE""; ""THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT"" |
""THE DAWN OF A MORE ADVANCED SOCIAL STRUCTURE (the Halaf culture, 6000�5000 BC)""""EARLY HISTORIOGRAPHY: SUSA at the Close of the 5th Millenium BC""; ""Mausoleum of Susa ""; ""Painted pottery of Susa: the people and their communities""; ""Painted pottery of Susa: the people and their work""; ""Painted pottery of Susa: deities""; ""Painted pottery of Susa: Why?""; ""SUSA AT THE DAWN OF THE URUK PERIOD: FIRST REPORTS FROM THE CREATION OF THE STATE (early 4th millenium BC)""; ""The sacral face of the age: activating fertility powers"" |
""The secular face of the age: building, protection, tradition""""SUMER, THE SOUTHERN PART OF MESOPOTAMIA: WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING""; ""Activating the potential of fertility powers""; ""Writing! Writing?""; ""The enchantment of cylinder seals""; ""“You will not be like gods�""; ""BEHOLD, CIVILIZATION: THE GREATER COMMUNITY OF THE LATE PERIOD OF URUK CULTURE (3500�3200 BC) � EN, NIN, NAMESHDA""; ""Economy: redistribution prevails""; ""Spiritual and political leaders: EN, NIN, NAMESHDA""; ""Innovations at the dawn of the 3rd millenium BC: LUGAL, NIN, NAMESHDA"" |
""The wise Owl of Minerva flies at dusk: the crisis of the 27th century BC and what came of it � LUGAL, ENSI2, EN""""“THE END OF THE BEGINNING�: THE SUMERIAN STATE AT THE CLOSE OF THE EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD (ca. 2500�2334 BC) ""; ""The king and his court""; ""The powerful and revered""; ""Careful and resourceful""; ""“He who shackles slaves��""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ANCIENT INDIA""; ""THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""PREHISTORIC BEGINNINGS""; ""THE PREPARATORY PERIOD""; ""THE PROTO-INDIAN CULTURE (2500�1900 BC)""; ""Economy""; ""City life""; ""Mohenjo-daro""; ""Harappa"" |
""Towns and cities"" |
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