Architecture of Minoan Crete: Constructing Identity in the Aegean Bronze Age

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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. The Land, the People, Identity -- Two. Architecture and Social Identity in Neolithic Crete (ca. 7000-3000 BC) -- Three. Local, Regional, and Ethnic Identities in Early Prepalatial Architecture (ca. 3000-2200 BC) -- Four. Architectural Experiments and Hierarchical Identity in Late Prepalatial Architecture (ca. 2200-1900 BC) -- Five. The First Palaces and the Construction of Power (ca. 1900-1750 BC) -- Six. The Protopalatial City and Urban Identity (ca. 1900-1750 BC) -- Seven. The Second Palace at Knossos and the Reconstruction of Minoan Identity (ca. 1750-1490 BC) -- Eight. Comparing the Neopalatial Palaces (ca. 1750-1490 BC) -- Nine. Houses and Towns in the Neopalatial Period (ca. 1750-1490 BC) -- Ten. Buildings, Frescoes, and the Language of Power in the Final Palatial Period (ca. 1490-1360 BC) -- Eleven. After the Palaces (ca. 1360-1200 BC) -- Twelve. Survival and Memory in LM IIIC (ca. 1200-1100 BC) -- Conclusion. Architecture and Identity -- Appendix. Useful Websites -- Notes -- Glossary -- Works Cited -- Index.