Factional Competition and Political Development in the New World (Paperback, Revised)

Factionalism is an important force of social transformation, and this volume examines how factional competition in the kinship and political structures in ancient New World societies led to the development of chiefdoms, states and empires. The case studies, from a range of New World societies, represent all levels of non-egalitarian societies and a wide variety of ecological settings in the New World. They document the effects of factionalism on the structure of particular polities: for example, how it might have led to the growth of social inequality, or to changing patterns of chiefly authority, or to state formation and expansion, or institutional specialisation. The work is a creative and substantial contribution to our understanding of the political dynamics in early state society, and will interest archaeologists, anthropologists, political scientists and historians.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Directions in Archaeology
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	1994
Editors:	Elizabeth M. Brumfiel • John W. Fox
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	248
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-54584-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions > Women In Power > Books
LSN:	0-521-54584-6
Barcode:	9780521545846

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