Poverty and Inequality in Early Civilizations : Proceedings of the International Conference, November 17-18, 2017, University of Cologne [Studien zur Wirtschaftsarchäologie, 4]

Ed. by Bußmann, Richard/ Helms, Tobias

ISBN 10: 3774942390 / ISBN 13: 9783774942394

Published by Bonn : Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt, 2020

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VIII, 128 pages : Illustrations. : 28 cm. Poverty and inequality are widely spread across the globe today. This volume explores to what extent they already shaped early complex societies and how they might encourage social modelling beyond the elite. The contributions include quantitative and qualitative case-studies from ancient Egypt, Sudan, Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, China and Greece and an anthropological response from present day Africa. Contextual discussion is key for understanding how inequality played out in specific historical and social settings, cautioning against unifying narratives. The evidence for poverty is ambivalent. Different from today, early states seem to have seen poverty not as a problem that required solving, unless it affected political stability.

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• Title: Poverty and Inequality in Early Civilizations : Proceedings of the International Conference, November 17-18, 2017, University of Cologne [Studien zur Wirtschaftsarchäologie, 4]
• Publisher: Bonn : Verlag Dr. Rudolf Habelt
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3774942390
• ISBN 13: 9783774942394
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
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VIII, 128 pages : Illustrations. : 28 cm. Poverty and inequality are widely spread across the globe today. This volume explores to what extent they already shaped early complex societies and how they might encourage social modelling beyond the elite. The contributions include quantitative and qualitative case-studies from ancient Egypt, Sudan, Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica, China and Greece and an anthropological response from present day Africa. Contextual discussion is key for understanding how inequality played out in specific historical and social settings, cautioning against unifying narratives. The evidence for poverty is ambivalent. Different from today, early states seem to have seen poverty not as a problem that required solving, unless it affected political stability.