01220nam 2200421 450 991058336470332120200123150711.00-12-816623-1(CKB)4100000006671600(MiAaPQ)EBC5516207(PPN)233904271(EXLCZ)99410000000667160020181008d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUp and running with AutoCAD 2019 2D drafting and design /Elliot J. Gindis, Robert C. KaebischLondon, England :Academic Press,[2018]©20181 online resource (616 pages)Includes index.0-12-816440-9 Computer graphicsComputer-aided designComputer graphics.Computer-aided design.620.004202855369Gindis Elliot J.912907Kaebisch Robert C.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910583364703321Up and running with AutoCAD 20192044553UNINA03236nam 2200457 450 991081516260332120220531231223.01-78969-303-9(CKB)4100000012027261(MiAaPQ)EBC6728833(Au-PeEL)EBL6728833(EXLCZ)99410000001202726120220531d2019 uy 0engurcn#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhy did ancient states collapse? the dysfunctional state /Malcolm LevittOxford, England :Archaeopress Publishing Limited,[2019]©20191 online resource (54 pages)Access archaeologyPrint version: Levitt, Malcolm. Why did ancient states collapse? Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2019] 1789693020 9781789693027 Includes bibliographical references.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 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.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.Access archaeologyFailed statesHistoryTo 1500Civilization, AncientFailed statesHistoryCivilization, Ancient.930Levitt Malcolm1649202MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815162603321Why did ancient states collapse3997823UNINA