In "How Chiefs Became Kings", Patrick Vinton Kirch addresses a
central problem in anthropological archaeology: the emergence of
"archaic states" whose distinctive feature was divine kingship.
Kirch takes as his focus the Hawaiian archipelago, commonly
regarded as the archetype of a complex chiefdom. Integrating
anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, traditional history, and
theory, and drawing on significant contributions from his own four
decades of research, Kirch argues that Hawaiian polities had become
states before the time of Captain Cook's voyage (1778-1779). The
status of most archaic states is inferred from the archaeological
record. But Kirch shows that because Hawaii's kingdoms were
established relatively recently, they could be observed and
recorded by Cook and other European voyagers. Substantive and
provocative, this book makes a major contribution to the literature
of precontact Hawaii and illuminates Hawaii's importance in the
global theory and literature about divine kingship, archaic states,
and sociopolitical evolution.
General
Imprint: |
University of California Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2010 |
First published: |
December 2010 |
Authors: |
Patrick Vinton Kirch
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-520-26725-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
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LSN: |
0-520-26725-7 |
Barcode: |
9780520267251 |
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