Warfare and Society: Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives
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ISBN 9788779341104
Book info: Warfare and Society: Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives (Hardcover, 557 pages) – Aarhus University Press, 2006. Language: English. This book straddles the disciplines of archaeology and social anthropology. Its 25 contributions (divided into 6 sections with separate introductions) successively scrutinise the concept of war in philosophy, social theory...
Book info: Warfare and Society: Archaeological and Social Anthropological Perspectives (Hardcover, 557 pages) – Aarhus University Press, 2006. Language: English.
This book straddles the disciplines of archaeology and social anthropology. Its 25 contributions (divided into 6 sections with separate introductions) successively scrutinise the concept of war in philosophy, social theory and the history of anthropological and archaeological research; discuss warfare in pre-state and state societies; and assess its relationship to rituals, social identification and material culture.