Recent critiques of neoevolutionary formulations that focus
primarily on the development of powerful hierarchies have called
for broadening the empirical base for complex society studies.
Redressing the neglect of sub-Saharan examples in comparative
discussions on complex society, this book considers how case
material from the region can enhance our understanding of the
nature, origins and development of complexity. The archaeological,
historical and anthropological case materials are relevant to a
number of recent concerns, revealing how complexity has emerged and
developed in a variety of ways. Contributors engage important
theoretical issues, including the continuing influence of deeply
embedded evolutionary notions in archaeological concepts of
complexity, the importance of alternative modes of complex
organization such as flexible hierarchies, multiple overlapping
hierarchies, and horizontal differentiation, and the significance
of different forms of power. The distinguished list of contributors
include historians, archaeologists and anthropologists.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
New Directions in Archaeology |
| Release date: |
November 2005 |
| First published: |
1999 |
| Editors: |
Susan Keech McIntosh
|
| Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
176 |
| Edition: |
New ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-02269-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Anthropology >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-521-02269-X |
| Barcode: |
9780521022699 |
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