INTRODUCTION Political Economies of the Aegean Bronze Age

The issues of state formation and the nature of states in the Aegean have emerged as major concerns in recent Aegean scholarship (Parkinson and Galaty 2007). The political economies of these states likewise have seen increased attention by Aegean scholars. Aegean states have always been recognized a...

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Published inPolitical Economies of the Aegean Bronze Age p. 1
Main Author Pullen, Daniel J
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxbow Books 31.03.2010
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Summary:The issues of state formation and the nature of states in the Aegean have emerged as major concerns in recent Aegean scholarship (Parkinson and Galaty 2007). The political economies of these states likewise have seen increased attention by Aegean scholars. Aegean states have always been recognized as secondary states, on the periphery of primary states in Egypt and the Near East, but until recently have received little attention outside the world of Aegean studies. The study of Aegean polities by Aegeanists all too often has focused on specific culture-historical patterns, has utilized an approach that obscures variation (e.g., assuming identical
ISBN:9781842173923
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