Inner Asia and the Spatial Politics of Empire Archaeology, Mobility, and Culture Contact /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Honeychurch, William (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

This monograph uses the latest archaeological results from Mongolia and the surrounding areas of Inner Asia to propose a novel understanding of nomadic statehood, political economy, and the nature of interaction with ancient China. In contrast to the common view of the Eurasian steppe as a dependent...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Voices from the Steppe
• Chapter 2: Overcoming the Tyranny of Distance: Culture Contact and Politics
• Chapter 3: Solving Contradictions: Nomads and Political Complexity
• Chapter 4: The Heartland of Inner Asia: Mongolia and Steppe Pastoral Nomadism
• Chapter 5: The Late and Final Bronze Age Cultures of Mongolia, 1400-700 BC
• Chapter 6: The Surrounding Bronze Age World: Kazakhstan and South Siberia, 1300-700 BC
• Chapter 7: At the Edge of Inner Asia: The Northern Zone and States of China, 1200-700 BC
• Chapter 8: Nomadic Alternatives: Forming the State on Horseback
• Chapter 9: Not of Place, but of Path: Nomads on the World Stage
• Chapter 10: Steppe Cores, Sedentary Peripheries, and the Statecraft of Empire.