| Chiefdoms: Power, Economy, and Ideology Contributor(s): Earle, Timothy K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521448964 ISBN-13: 9780521448963 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1993 Annotation: The study of chiefdoms has moved from a preoccupation with their formal characteristics to a concern with their dynamics as political institutions. The contributors are interested in how ruling elites retain power through control over production and exchange, and then legitimize that control through an elaborated ideology. The ten case studies look at particular chiefdoms, originating in specific historical conditions. Despite obvious differences between the chiefdoms, certain common underlying processes are revealed. The collection recognizes how complex and interdependent are the sources of power in society, as well as the forces of instability that constantly threaten to tear it apart. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 306.2 |
| LCCN: 90043065 |
| Series: School of American Research Advanced Seminar |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6.06" W x 9.14" (1.19 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
