Chiefdoms : Power, Economy, and Ideology
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
School of American Research Advanced Seminars
ISBN-10
0521401909
ISBN-13
9780521401906
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 30th, 1991
Print length
353 Pages
Weight
629 grams
Product Classification:
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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These eleven case studies of different chiefdoms examine how ruling elites retain and legitimize their power.
The study of chiefdoms has moved from a preoccupation with their formal characteristics to a concern with their dynamics as political institutions. The contributors to this volume are interested in how ruling elites retain power through control over production and exchange, and then legitimize that control through an elaborate ideology. The eleven case studies look at particular chiefdoms, originating in specific historical conditions. Despite obvious differences between the chiefdoms, certain common underlying processes are revealed. The collection recognizes how complex and interdependent the sources of power in society are, as well as the forces of instability that constantly threaten to tear the society apart. Chiefdoms offers a rich and varied interpretation of sociopolitical power.
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