Archaic states
By: edited by Gary M. Feinman and Joyce Marcus.
Contributors: Feinman, Gary M.; Marcus, Joyce.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: School of American Research advanced seminar series
Publisher: School of American Research Press; SAR Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Santa Fe, N.M
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
Subjects: Political anthropology; State, The -- Origin; Civilization, Ancient
Description: In this volume, the authors highlight the diversity and instability of ancient states and how widely they have varied through time and across space. Archaic States presents new comparative studies of early states in the Old and New Worlds, including the Near East, India and Pakistan, Egypt, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. In the process, it helps to define key avenues for research and discussion in the decades ahead.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-419) and index.