Archaeology and State Theory: Subjects and Objects of Power (Debates in Archaeology)

After Neo-evolutionism, How Does One Talk About The Pre-modern State? Over The Past Two Decades Archaeological Research Has Shifted Decisively From Check-list Identifications Of The State As An Evolutionary Type To Studies Of How Power And Authority Were Constituted In Specific Polities. Developing Gramsci's Concept Of Hegemony, This Book Provides An Accessible Discussion Of General Principles That Serve To Help Us Understand And Organise These New Directions In Archaeological Research. Throughout This Book, Conceptual Issues Are Illustrated By Means Of Case Studies Drawn From Madagascar, Mesopotamia, The Inca, The Maya And Greece. After (neo-) Evolution(ism) -- Coercion And Consent -- Hegemony In Action : The Kingdom Of Imerina In Central Madagascar -- Beyond Politics : Articulation And Reproduction In Athens And The Inca Empire -- Spectacle And Routine -- Routine Lives And Spectacular Deaths : The Royal Tombs Of Ur -- Conclusion : The Hazardous Necessity Of Comparison. Bruce Routledge. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Half Title 2 DEBATES IN ARCHAEOLOGY 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of figures 8 Abbreviations 10 Orientations 12 1 After (neo-)evolution(ism) 20 2 Coercion and consent 38 3 Hegemony in action: The kingdom of Imerina in central Madagascar 60 4 Beyond politics: Articulation and reproduction in Athens and the Inca Empire 78 5 Spectacle and routine 112 6 Routine lives and spectacular deaths: The Royal Tombs of Ur 138 7 Conclusion: The hazardous necessity of comparison 168 Bibliography 178 Index 202