Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States

Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States by Richard Blanton and Lane Fargher Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Research over the past half-century has substantially increased the quantity and quality of information on the evolution of early complex societies. New methods and new d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Blanton, Richard (Autor), Fargher, Lane (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Colección:Fundamental Issues in Archaeology
Temas:
Archaeology.
Anthropology.
Political science.
Political Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction The Rise and Demise of Neoevolutionist Theory
  • The Theory of Collective Action as Applied to Pre-Modern States
  • Historical Backgrounds to the Study Regions and the Coded Societies, Part I: Introduction and East Asia
  • Background to State Formation and the Coded Polities in Southeast Asia
  • Background to State Formation and the Coded Polities in South Asia and the Coded Polities
  • Background to Sub-Saharan African State Formation
  • Background to State Formation in Western Eurasia and the Mediterranean/North Africa
  • Background to the New World States
  • Material and Social Background to the Coded Societies of East Asia and Tibet
  • Material and Social Background to the Coded Southeast Asian Societies
  • Material and Social Background to the Coded Societies of South Asia
  • Material and Social Background to the Coded African Societies
  • Material and Social Background to the Coded Societies of West Eurasia and the Mediterranean/North Africa
  • Material and Social Background to the New World Coded Societies
  • A Method for Comparing Revenue Sources
  • Public Goods
  • Bureaucratization
  • Modes of Control of the Behavior of Principals
  • Main Results and Conclusions
  • Conclusions, Part II: Collective Action in Relation to World-System, Region, and Community
  • Final Reflections on Collective Action as an Approach to the Study of Pre-Modern States
  • What is a "Modern" State?

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