Table of Contents
Map and Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
PART I: SYRIA-PALESTINE DURING THE LATE BRONZE AGE
Chapter 1: An Overview of Political History (ca. 1550-1150 BCE)
- Egypt
- Ḫatti
- Mittani
- Babylonia
- Assyria
- Syria-Palestine
- Egyptian Rule over Syria-Palestine
Chapter 2: ‘International’ Diplomacy during the Late Bronze Age
2.1. Primary and Secondary Sources
2.1.1. The El Amarna Archive
2.1.2. Hittite Archives
2.1.3. Archives from Ugarit
2.1.4. Archives from Alalaḫ
2.1.5. Other Epigraphic Records
2.1.5.1. Documents from Emar
2.1.5.2. Archives from Mari
2.1.5.3. Archives from Nuzi
2.2. On ‘International’ Diplomacy in the Late Bronze Age
2.2.1. Egyptian and Asiatic Worldviews
2.3. On the Late Bronze Age Epistolographic Structure
2.3.1. Amarna Socio-Linguistics
Chapter 3: Alliances and Exchanges
3.1. Anthropology and History: Epistemological Preliminaries
3.2. Economic Anthropology of the Late Bronze Age
3.3. Commodities and Exchange of Luxury Goods
3.4. Exchange of Women
3.4.1. Marriage as Social and Political Communication
3.4.2. Hierarchies and Alliances during the Late Bronze Age
3.5. Exchange of Specialists
3.5.1. Techniques and Specialization
3.5.2. Mobility and Hospitality
PART II: POLITICAL SYSTEMS IN SYRIA-PALESTINE
Chapter 4: Socio-Politics of Syria-Palestine (I): Analytical Concepts
4.1. Towards an Historical Anthropology of Syria-Palestine
4.2. On Statehood and State Practice in Syria-Palestine
4.3. City-States in Syria-Palestine?
Chapter 5: Socio-Politics of Syria-Palestine (II): Interpretative Models
5.1. Feudalism and Asiatic Mode of Production
5.2. On Hititte ‘Vassalage’
PART III: PATRONS AND CLIENTS IN THE LEVANT
Chapter 6: Patronage Relationships: A Theoretical Overview
6.1. On Mediterranean Societies
6.2. Kinship and Patron-Client Relationships
6.3. Honour, Prestige and Patronage
6.4. The Concept of Patronage and Late Bronze Age Syria-Palestine
Chapter 7: Patrimonialism in the Late Bronze Age
7.1. Syria-Palestine as Patrimonial Society
7.2. Patrimonialism and Patronage
Chapter 8: Political Relations in Late Bronze Age Syria-Palestine
8.1. Alliance and Subordination—Loyalty and Reciprocity
8.2. Prestige as Authority and Power
8.3. On the Socio-Religious Imagination in Syria-Palestine
Conclusions
Bibliography
Indices
