Against the grain : a deep history of the earliest states

1. Verfasser: Scott, James C. , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017].
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (336 pages).
Schriftenreihe: Yale agrarian studies
Schlagworte:
Agriculture > Origin.
State, The > Origin.
Agriculture and state > History.
HISTORY / Civilization.
Rural development > History.
Enthalten in: YUP eBook Package 2017 (Title is part of eBook package:) | ISSN: 9783110638981
Parallelausgabe: Against the grain (Print version)
Online Zugang: Available online
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Yale Agrarian Studies Series James C. Scott, Series Editor
  • Introduction: A Narrative in Tatters: What I Didn't Know
  • ONE. The Domestication of Fire, Plants, Animals, and . . . Us
  • TWO. Landscaping the World: The Domus Complex
  • THREE. Zoonoses: A Perfect Epidemiological Storm
  • FOUR. Agro-ecology of the Early State
  • FIVE. Population Control: Bondage and War
  • SIX. Fragility of the Early State: Collapse as Disassembly
  • SEVEN. The Golden Age of the Barbarians
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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