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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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Plenum Press,
1995
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| Series: | Fundamental issues in archaeology.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| 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: | 1 online resource (xvii, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781489912893 1489912894 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
