Ultimate causes of state formation: The significance of biogeography, diffusion, and neolithic revolutions

Historical Social Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-226

  Petersen, Michael Bang ^a   Skaaning, Svend Erik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biogeography; Neolithic revolution; State formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955617278     PISSN: 01726404     EISSN: 09366784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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