How Chiefs Came to Power: The Political Economy in Prehistory
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By studying chiefdoms--kin-based societies in which a person's place in a kinship system determines his or her social status and political position--this book addresses several fundamental questions concerning the nature of political power and the evolution of sociopolitical complexity. In a chiefdom, the highest-status male (first son by the first wife) holds both authority and special access to economic, military, and ideological power, and others...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0804728569
ISBN13:9780804728560
Release Date:August 1997
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Length:268 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"
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