Foundations of Social Inequality
In this authoritative volume, leading researchers offer diverse theoretical perspectives and a wide-range of information on the beginnings and nature of social inequality in past human societies. Their illuminating work investigates the role of status differentiation in traditional archaeological de...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1995, 1995
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1995 |
| Series: | Fundamental Issues in Archaeology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In this authoritative volume, leading researchers offer diverse theoretical perspectives and a wide-range of information on the beginnings and nature of social inequality in past human societies. Their illuminating work investigates the role of status differentiation in traditional archaeological debates and major societal transitions. This volume features numerous case studies from the Old and New World spanning foraging societies to agricultural groups and complex states. Diachronic in view and archaeological in focus, this book will be of significant interest to archaeologists, anthropologists, and students |
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| Physical Description: | XVII, 290 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781489912893 |