Myths of the Archaic State: Evolution of the Earliest Cities, States, and Civilizations
By: Norman Yoffee
3.61
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
Classical archaeology promotes the view that a state's evolution reflects general, universal forces…
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Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
Now that all the others have run out of air, it's my turn to do a little story-making. In Homer'… read more
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"the gods often mumble"-Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad
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2. History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By: John H. Arnold
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Format: 137 pages, Paperback
There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might ima… read more
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"History is above all else an argument."-John H. Arnold, History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
"A historian is like a detective investigating a crime."-John H. Arnold, History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
"history is to society what memory is to the individual."-John H. Arnold, History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
" all history in some ways wishes to say something about its own present time."-John H. Arnold, History: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
3. After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC
By: Steven Mithen
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Format: 425 pages, Paperback
20,000 B.C., the peak of the last ice age--the atmosphere is heavy with dust, deserts, and glaciers… read more
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This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinary multicultural civilizations of the… read more
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Based on The George Macaulay Trevelyan Lectures delivered at University of Cambridge, January-March… read more
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6. What Makes Civilization? The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West
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4.25
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
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7. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
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A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions abo… read more
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"Humans - from this other perspective, which is just as extreme in its own way - are at best an arbitrary constellation of cultural elements, perhaps assembled according to some prevailing spirit, cod…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
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8. Myths of the Archaic State: Evolution of the Earliest Cities, States, and Civilizations
By: Norman Yoffee
3.61
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
Classical archaeology promotes the view that a state's evolution reflects general, universal forces… read more
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- archaeology
- anthropology
