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Author Khatchadourian, Lori, 1975- author.

Title Imperial matter : ancient Persia and the archaeology of empires / Lori Khatchadourian.

Publication Info. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource
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Series Book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. The Satrapal condition -- 2. Where things stand -- 3. Imperial matter -- 4. From captives to delegates -- 5. Delegates and proxies in the Dahyu Armenia -- 6. Going underground: affiliates, proxies, and delegates at Tsaghkahovit -- Conclusion.
Summary "What is the role of the material world in shaping the tensions and paradoxes of imperial sovereignty? Scholars have long shed light on the complex processes of conquest, extraction, and colonialism under imperial rule. But imperialism has usually been cast as an exclusively human drama, one in which the world of matter does not play an active role. Lori Khatchadourian argues instead that things--from everyday objects to monumental buildings--profoundly shape social and political life under empire. Out of the archaeology of ancient Persia and the South Caucasus, Imperial Matter advances powerful new analytical approaches to the study of imperialism writ large and should be read by scholars working on empire across the humanities and social sciences."--Provided by publisher.
Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Language English.
Subject Imperialism -- Social aspects.
Imperialism -- Social aspects.
Imperialism.
Sovereignty.
Sovereignty.
Archaeology and history -- Iran.
Archaeology and history.
Iran.
Archaeology and history -- Caucasus, South.
South Caucasus.
Architecture and state.
Architecture and state.
Architecture and society.
Architecture and society.
Commercial products -- Social aspects.
Commercial products -- Social aspects.
Commercial products.
Indexed Term empire.
sovereignty.
imperialism.
south caucasus.
ancient persia.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Added Title Ancient Persia and the archaeology of empires
Other Form: Print version: Khatchadourian, Lori, 1975- Imperial matter. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520290525 (DLC) 2015044540
ISBN 9780520964952 (electronic book)
0520964950 (electronic book)
0520290526
9780520290525
9780520290525 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 10.1525/luminos.13