The Evolution of Political Systems |
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| Editor:
| Upham, Steadman |
| ISBN: | 978-1-938645-39-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1990 |
| Publisher: | School for Advanced Research Press/SAR Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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The contributors to this book rely on archaeological and ethnographic case studies to examine the social, economic, and political processes behind the development of "middle-range" political systems, located on a continuum between communally organized hunter-gatherer bands and stratified, centralized chiefdoms and states.
The contributors to this book rely on archaeological and ethnographic case studies to examine the social, economic, and political processes behind the development of "middle-range" political systems, located on a continuum between communally organized hunter-gatherer bands and stratified, centralized chiefdoms and states.