Disembedded capitals in western Asian perspective

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 549-580

  Joffe, Alexander H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; URBAN AREA; URBAN HISTORY;

ASIA;

EID: 0032232660     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0010417598001406     Document Type: Review

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