Overview
There are few questions more central to understanding the prehistory of our species than those regarding the institutionalization of social inequality. Social inequality is manifested in unequal access to goods, information, decision-making, and power. This structure is essential to higher orders of social organization and basic to the operation of more complex societies. An understanding of the transformation from relatively egalitarian societies to a hierarchical organization and socioeconomic stratification is fundamental to our knowledge about the human condition. In a follow-up to their 1995 book Foundations of Social Inequality, the Editors of this volume have compiled a new and comprehensive group of studies concerning these central questions. When and where does hierarchy appear in human society, and how does it operate? With numerous case studies from the Old and New World, spanning foraging societies to agricultural groups, and complex states, Pathways to Power provides key historical insights into current social and cultural questions.
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Author: T. Douglas Price ,
Gary M. Feinman
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: 2010
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 1.350kg
ISBN: 9781441962997
ISBN 10: 1441962999
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 02 September 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
While most archaeologists are interested in origins, only a few wish to investigate the big picture . Most authors are well known from their publications and conference presentations, and their contributions are thoughtful, but I preferred Pathways. Thomas N. Huffman South African Archaeological Bulletin
While most archaeologists are interested in origins, only a few wish to investigate the big picture . Most authors are well known from their publications and conference presentations, and their contributions are thoughtful, but I preferred Pathways. Thomas N. HuffmanSouth African Archaeological Bulletin
""While most archaeologists are interested in origins, only a few wish to investigate the ""big picture"". Most authors are well known from their publications and conference presentations, and their contributions are thoughtful, but I preferred Pathways."" Thomas N. Huffman South African Archaeological Bulletin
Author Information
T. Douglas Price is the Director of the Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gary M. Feinman is Curator, Mesoamerican and Central American Anthropology, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL.
