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Title On the borders of world-systems : contact zones in ancient and modern times.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : ARCHAEOPRESS, 2020.

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Summary This work examines the historical, archaeological, and political interpretations of world-systems theory and geocivilizational analysis. The macrosociological issues of ancient and modern history are presented through five case-studies, concentrating on the Taurus-Caucasus region, which functioned as a contact zone throughout the different periods.
Contents Introduction ; The Euphrates frontier in the Byzantine period: undergoing the new reality - Yervand Margaryan ; Mountainous landscapes as bounded territories: The northern gates of the Euphrates-Tigris contact zone - Pavel Avetisyan and Arsen Bobokhyan ; 'The Caucasian Frontier' and Terek Cossacks - Aram Kosyan & Beniamin Mailyan ; Jewish history within the framework of frontier theory - Vladimir Ruzhansky.
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Subject Social systems.
Social systems.
System theory.
System theory.
Boundaries.
Boundaries.
Caucasus -- Civilization.
Caucasus.
Civilization.
Caucasus Region.
Taurus Mountains (Turkey) -- Civilization.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: 1789693411 9781789693416 (OCoLC)1131777252
ISBN 9781789693423 (electronic book)
178969342X (electronic book)
1789693411
9781789693416