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1 online resource |
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SpringerBriefs in anthropology. SpringerBriefs in human ecology, 2195-0806 |
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SpringerBriefs in anthropology. SpringerBriefs in human ecology.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Social Change in the North Central European Plains, 600-900s CE: Archeological Data -- The Rise of Social Complexity in the NCEP, 600-900s CE: A Processual Analysis -- Social Dynamics of the North Central European Plains, 600-900s CE: A Model -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
This volume offers a new perspective on social dynamics and culture change in the North Central European Plains (NCEP) from 600 to 900 CE. It discusses long-term causal processes leading to the formation of state at the fringes of the Merovingian and Frankish Kingdoms, the Carolingian and the Holy Roman Empire, the Scandinavian Kingdoms, the Czech Kingdom, and the Kingdom of Rus. The central problem addressed is how to account for and explain the transition from noncomplex to supra-tribal polities between 600 and 900 CE. The examined evidence shows that a very basic community-level management |
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Social sciences |
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History |
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Anthropology |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Historical sociology.
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Human ecology -- Europe, Central
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Social change -- Europe, Central
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historical sociology.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Historical sociology
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Human ecology
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Social change
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Central Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781461468158 |
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1461468159 |
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1461468140 |
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9781461468141 |
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