Craft and the kingly ideal: art, trade, and power
1994; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 31; Issue: 07 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5860/choice.31-3851
ISSN1943-5975
Autores Tópico(s)Eurasian Exchange Networks
Resumo* Preface *1. Introduction to the Problem * Prelude * The Activities of Gilgamesh * Professional Perspectives * Part I: Skilled Crafting *2. What Skilled Crafting Means * Qualities of Skilled Crafting * Crafting as Transformation * Crafting and Creation *3. Skilled Artisans in Time and Space * Artisans and the Ancestors * Artisans and Geographical Distance * Travelers, Traders, and Artisans * Traveling as Skilled Craft * The Authenticity of Distance *4. Qualities of Skilled Artisans * Flawed Creators or the Epitome of Humanness * Aesthetics *5. Skilled Crafting and Political Authority * Crafting and Politics in Egalitarian Societies * Power over Things as Power over People * The Kingly Craft of Building * Part II: Acquisition *6. Exchange, Trade, and Acquisition * Acquisition Defined * Acquisition Explored *7. Acquisition in Time and Space * Original Travelers and Original Trade * Craft and the Conduct of Acquisition *8. Qualities of Acquisition * The Flawed and the Ideal * The Accumulation of Wealth * Wealth and the Ancestors *9. Naturally Endowed Goods and Skillfully Crafted Goods * The Tangible and the Material * Hunting * The Skillfully Crafted vs. the Naturally Endowed *10. Acquisition and Political Authority * Elites and the Outside * Elites as Acquirers * Acquisition and Ancestral Conditions * Part III: Centers and Origins *11. Superordinate Centers * Outside Centers and Ancestral Powers * Superordinate Centers *12. Acquisitional Polities * Characteristics of Centers-Out-There * The Acquisition of Civilization *13. Conclusions * Notes * References * Index
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