INTRODUCTION Political Economies of the Aegean Bronze Age

• Published in: Political Economies of the Aegean Bronze Age p. 1
• Main Author: Pullen, Daniel J
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxbow Books 31.03.2010; Oxbow Books, Limited
• Subjects: Applied arts; Applied economics; Archaeology; Architecture; Arts; Behavioral sciences; Bronze age; Buildings; Business; Business economics; Commercial production; Consumer economics; Dwellings; Economic disciplines; Economic modeling; Economic models; Economic principles; Economic systems; Economics; Human geography; Industrial sectors; Industry; Manufacturing industries; Palaces; Political economy; Political geography; Polities; Prehistoric archaeology; Prestige; Printing industry; Psychology; Reputation; Residential buildings; Social perception; Social psychology; Social sciences; Sovereign states; Stationery; Three age system; Writing media; Writing tablets
• ISBN: 9781842173923; 1842173928

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