Paleolithic politics the human community in early art

"With Paleolithic Politics, Barry Cooper is the first political scientist to propose new interpretations of some of the most famous extant Paleolithic art and artifacts, using his background in political theory and philosophical anthropology. This book is inspired by Eric Voegelin, one of the m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cooper, Barry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana University of Notre Dame Press [2020], 2020
Series:The beginning and the beyond of politics
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Collection: JSTOR Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • PART I: A Voegelinian Prelude
  • 1 Paleoscience and Political Science
  • PART II: The Bold Outsiders
  • 2 Marie König
  • 3 The Early Work of Alexander Marshack
  • 4 Marshack and Very Early Symbolization
  • PART III: The French Achievement
  • 5 From Breuil to Leroi-Gourhan
  • 6 Jean Clottes and the Shamanic Hypothesis
  • 7 Concluding Reflections
  • Appendix. Kant's Importance for Voegelin's Philosophical Anthropology
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-442) and index