| Description |
xii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Cambridge, 1997) presented under the title: Declarations of difference: boundaries and the transformation of archaic Etruscan society. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [236]-308) and index. |
| Contents |
Models of change in Etruria -- Etruscan mirrors : reflections on personal and gender identity -- Funerary architecture : the living and the dead. Tomb form ; Cemetery organisation -- Sanctuaries : the sacred and the profane. Temple form -- Domestic architecture : public and private. House form -- Urban form and the concept of the city. Differentiating public spaces ; City and non-city -- Making Etruscan society : culture contact and (material) culture change. |
| Summary |
This is a significant new interpretation of Etruscan material culture which should transform our understanding of Etruscan society. |
| Subject |
Etruscans.
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Etruria -- Antiquities.
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| ISBN |
9780521858779 hardback |
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0521858771 hardback |
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