Download or read book On the Borders of World-Systems: Contact Zones in Ancient and Modern Times written by Yervand Margaryan and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the historical, archaeological, and political interpretations of world-systems theory and geocivilizational analysis. The macrosociological issues of ancient and modern history are presented through five case-studies, concentrating on the Taurus-Caucasus region, which functioned as a contact zone throughout the different periods.