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  • Ancient Queens

    Archaeological Explorations

    de Elisabeth Arwill-Nordbladh, Karen Bell, Jeannine Davis-Kimball, Katheryn Linduff, Geoffrey G, Sharrise D. McCafferty, Peggy Reeves Sanday, Lana Troy, Melissa A. Vogel ...
    Series series Gender and Archaeology
    Exploding the traditional myth that view queens as simply an appendage to the king, these essays explore the social and cultural constructions of female power. This volume does more than merely identify and describe queens, but rather, offers its readers an understanding of the roles of these 'dominant women', situated within archaeological discourse that change our assumptions about female-ruled ... Leer más

    $51.99 USD

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  • The Dawn of Everything

    A New History of Humanity

    de David Graeber, David Wengrow ...
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequality—and revealing new possibilities for human emancipation.For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike—either free ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

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  • The Lost Civilization Enigma

    A New Inquiry Into the Existence of Ancient Cities, Cultures, and Peoples Who Pre-Date Recorded History

    de Philip Coppens ...
    An examination of archaeological controversies, with arguments showing evidence of prehistoric civilizations not recorded as part of human history.Are history books giving us the whole story? Or is civilization far more complex and older than we have been taught?Our school textbooks barely mention the 6,000-year-old Sumerian civilization, yet the latest archaeological findings at sites such as ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Empires of the Word

    A Language History of the World

    de Nicholas Ostler ...
    A "monumental" account of the rise and fall of languages, with "many fresh insights, useful historical anecdotes, and charming linguistic oddities" ( Chicago Tribune).Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that bind communities together and make possible both the living of a common history and the telling ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica

    Edición de Sarah Kurnick, Joanne Baron ...
    Political authority contains an inherent contradiction. Rulers must reinforce social inequality and bolster their own unique position at the top of the sociopolitical hierarchy, yet simultaneously emphasize social similarities and the commonalities shared by all. Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica explores the different and complex ways that those who exercised authority in the ... Leer más

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  • Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World

    Edición de Benjamin S. Arbuckle, Sue Ann McCarty ...
    Animals and Inequality in the Ancient World explores the current trends in the social archaeology of human-animal relationships, focusing on the ways in which animals are used to structure, create, support, and even deconstruct social inequalities.The authors provide a global range of case studies from both New and Old World archaeology—a royal Aztec dog burial, the monumental horse tombs of ... Leer más

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  • Political Landscapes of Capital Cities

    Edición de Jessica Joyce Christie, Jelena Bogdanovic, Eulogio Guzmán ...
    Political Landscapes of Capital Cities investigates the processes of transformation of the natural landscape into the culturally constructed and ideologically defined political environments of capital cities. In this spatially inclusive, socially dynamic interpretation, an interdisciplinary group of authors including archaeologists, anthropologists, and art historians uses the methodology put ... Leer más

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  • The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    de James A. Millward ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • When the World was Black Part Two

    The Untold History of the World’s First Civilizations | Ancient Civilizations

    de Supreme Understanding ...
    In this book, you’ll learn about the people who introduced the “Neolithic revolution” to the world. Beginning 15,000 years ago, there was a cultural community of Black people who traveled far and wide, introducing the world to major changes. These changes would pave the way for modern civilization. Specifically, you’ll learn about: The unknown history of Egypt, Nubia, the Sahara, and West Africa. ... Leer más

    $9.95 USD

  • The Creation of Inequality

    How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy, Slavery, and Empire

    de Kent Flannery, Joyce Marcus ...
    Our early ancestors lived in small groups and worked actively to preserve social equality. As they created larger societies, however, inequality rose, and by 2500 bce truly egalitarian societies were on the wane. In The Creation of Inequality, Kent Flannery and Joyce Marcus demonstrate that this development was not simply the result of population increase, food surplus, or the accumulation of ... Leer más

    $22.19 USD

  • Civilizations

    Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature

    de Felipe Fernandez-Armesto ...
    In Civilizations, Felipe Fernández-Armesto once again proves himself a brilliantly original historian, capable of large-minded and comprehensive works; here he redefines the subject that has fascinated historians from Thucydides to Gibbon to Spengler to Fernand Braudel: the nature of civilization.To Fernández-Armesto, a civilization is "civilized in direct proportion to its distance, its ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Languages Are Good for Us

    de Sophie Hardach ...
    This is a book about languages and the people who love them.Sophie Hardach is here to guide us through the strange and wonderful ways that humans have used languages throughout history. She takes us from the earliest Mesopotamian clay tablets and the 'book cemeteries' of medieval synagogues to the first sounds a child hears in their mother's womb and their incredible capacity for language learning ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro