Warfare in Bronze Age Society
Christian Horn editor Kristian Kristiansen editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:26th Apr '18
Currently unavailable, currently targeted to be due back around 2nd December 2024, but could change
This book takes a fresh look at warfare and its role in reshaping Bronze Age society from the Mediterranean to northern Europe.
The Bronze Age represents the global emergence of a militarized society with a martial culture that constructed the warrior as a 'Hero' and warfare as 'Heroic'. The book takes a fresh look at warfare and its role in reshaping Bronze Age society from the Mediterranean to northern Europe.Warfare in Bronze Age Society takes a fresh look at warfare and its role in reshaping Bronze Age society. The Bronze Age represents the global emergence of a militarized society with a martial culture, materialized in a package of new efficient weapons that remained in use for millennia to come. Warfare became institutionalized and professionalized during the Bronze Age, and a new class of warriors made their appearance. Evidence for this development is reflected in the ostentatious display of weapons in burials and hoards, and in iconography, from rock art to palace frescoes. These new manifestations of martial culture constructed the warrior as a 'Hero' and warfare as 'Heroic'. The case studies, written by an international team of scholars, discuss these and other new aspects of Bronze Age warfare. Moreover, the essays show that warriors also facilitated mobility and innovation as new weapons would have quickly spread from the Mediterranean to northern Europe.
ISBN: 9781107185562
Dimensions: 261mm x 183mm x 18mm
Weight: 730g
262 pages