Archaic states / edited by Gary M. Feinman and Joyce Marcus.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:School of American Research advanced seminar series.
Other Authors: Feinman, Gary M.
Marcus, Joyce
Language:English
Published: Santa Fe, N.M. : School of American Research Press, [1998], ©1998.
Edition:First edition.
Series:School of American Research advanced seminar series.
Subjects:
Political anthropology.
State, The > Origin.
Civilization, Ancient.
Physical Description:xiv, 427 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The ground plans of archaic states
  • The peaks and valleys of ancient states : an extension of the dynamic model
  • Scale and social organization : perspectives on the archaic state
  • Beyond centralization : steps toward a theory of egalitarian behavior in archaic states
  • Uruk states in southwestern Iran
  • Order, legitimacy, and wealth in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
  • Sociocultural complexity without the state : the Indus civilization
  • Inka strategies of incorporation and governance
  • Warfare and status rivalry : lowland Maya and Polynesian comparisons.