Against the grain : a deep history of the earliest states /
Scott, James C.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-300) and index.
A narrative in tatters : what I didn't know -- The domestication of fire, plants, animals, and... us -- Landscaping the world : the domus complex -- Zoonoses : a perfect epidemiological storm -- Agro-ecology of the early state -- Population control : bondage and war -- Fragility of the early state : collapse as disassembly -- The golden age of the barbarians.
Agriculture
Agriculture and state
Agriculture