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Bruce G. Trigger. Understanding early civilizations: a comparative study. xv+757 pages, 26 figures. 2003. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 0-521-82245-9 hardback £40 & US$50.

Adam T. Smith. The political landscape: constellations of authority in early complex polities. xv+331 pages, 51 figures, 1 table. 2003. Berkeley (CA): University of California Press; 0-520-23749-8 hardback $60 & £24.95, 0-520-23750-1 paperback $39.95 & £16.95.

Robert Chapman. Archaeologies of complexity. xiii+238 pages, 24 figures, 6 tables. 2003. London: Routledge; 0-415-23707-2 hardback, 0-415-27308-0 paperback.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2015

K.E. Spence*
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Faculty of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England

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Trigger, B.G. 1993. Early civilization: ancient Egypt in context. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press.Google Scholar