Название: The Political Machine: Assembling Sovereignty in the Bronze Age Caucasus
Автор: Adam T. Smith
Издательство: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691163235
Год: 2015
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 264
Размер: 13,6 МБ
Язык: Английский
The Political Machine investigates the essential role that material culture plays in the practices and maintenance of political sovereignty. Through an archaeological exploration of the Bronze Age Caucasus, Adam Smith demonstrates that beyond assemblies of people, polities are just as importantly assemblages of things--from ballots and bullets to crowns, regalia, and licenses.