Bronze Age Economics: The Beginnings of Political Economies

by Timothy Earle

"Timothy Earle has set out to offer the most comprehensive view now available of the economic foundations of early societies, and it may well be that he has succeeded. Bronze Age Economics is a pioneering contribution to archaeological theory." ―Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge

Genres: History, Anthropology, Economics

432 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

Reviews

[Trinity Benstock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really doing nothing to fight the Binford Benstock moniker (mr.man isn’t even on Goodreads, so I’ll just neglect to mention I read this). Perfect synthesis of archaeological theories and concepts to analyse three case studies. The fact this is Earle’s life work is super apparent and makes this all the richer.

[Guillaume Daudin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the book up to chapter four. Really anthology of past works by Timothy for a highly specialized audience. More specialized than me :)