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Chiefdoms: Power, Economy, and Ideology - Couverture rigide

 
9780521401906: Chiefdoms: Power, Economy, and Ideology
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521401909 ISBN 13 : 9780521401906
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

These eleven case studies of different chiefdoms examine how ruling elites retain and legitimize their power.

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Revue de presse

"The papers, which grew out of a 1988 Advanced Seminar at the School of American Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are all of a high quality and are all thought provoking. The theoretical diversity represented by the 10 authors, the empirical summaries of a worldwide sample of chiefly cases, and the volume's uncanny cohesiveness make this book an essential addition to the libraries of those social scientists concerned with chiefdoms or, more broadly, with the historical relationships between polity, economy, and culture....deserves high praise." American Antiquity

"...a very useful source. Its pages are studded with detailed accounts of what prehistoric chiefdoms left behind in the way of material remains." Ethnohistory

"Chiefdoms is a welcome addition to recent studies of cultural evolution." American Anthropologist

Présentation de l'éditeur

The study of chiefdoms has moved from a preoccupation with their formal characteristics to a concern with their dynamics as political institutions. The contributors to this volume are interested in how ruling elites retain power through control over production and exchange, and then legitimize that control through an elaborate ideology. The eleven 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 the sources of power in society are, as well as the forces of instability that constantly threaten to tear the society apart. Chiefdoms offers a rich and varied interpretation of sociopolitical power.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521401909
ISBN 13 
9780521401906
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
353
Éditeur
Earle Timothy K.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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