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Lewis Mumford. littled the part that kings and institutions derived from kingship have actu- ally played . Today , both historians and anthropologists have been looking at kingship with a more open eye , if only because the massing of ...
Lewis Mumford. littled the part that kings and institutions derived from kingship have actu- ally played . Today , both historians and anthropologists have been looking at kingship with a more open eye , if only because the massing of ...
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... kingship was to capture the forces of civilization and become further enlarged through the derivative ' Myth of the Machine , ' it was essential that it should be capable of over - riding purely local circumstances and taking advantage ...
... kingship was to capture the forces of civilization and become further enlarged through the derivative ' Myth of the Machine , ' it was essential that it should be capable of over - riding purely local circumstances and taking advantage ...
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... kingship : dis- obedience to the sovereign . Murderous coercion was the royal formula for establishing authority , securing obedience , and collecting booty , tribute , and taxes . At bottom , every royal reign was a reign of terror ...
... kingship : dis- obedience to the sovereign . Murderous coercion was the royal formula for establishing authority , securing obedience , and collecting booty , tribute , and taxes . At bottom , every royal reign was a reign of terror ...
Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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