Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna : The Origins of a West African Political System
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology
ISBN-10
1908049200
ISBN-13
9781908049209
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 1st, 2012
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
958 grams
Dimensions
25.00 x 19.40 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
African historyArchaeology by period / regionSocial & cultural anthropology, ethnography
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Archaeological research at Kirikongo in Burkina Faso has uncovered a sequence critical to understanding the emergence of corporate political systems world-wide. Benefiting from this rich ethnographic and intellectual discourse, this volume addresses current debates from the archaeological record.
Many West African societies have egalitarian political systems, with non-centralised distributions of power. ''Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna'' analyses a wide range of archaeological data to explore the development of such societies. The volume offers a detailed case study of the village settlement of Kirikongo in western Burkina Faso. Over the course of the first millennium, this single homestead extended control over a growing community. The book argues that the decentralization of power in the twelfth century BCE radically transformed this society, changing gender roles, public activities, pottery making and iron-working. ''Egalitarian Revolution in the Savanna'' will be of interest to students of political science, anthropology, archaeology and the history of West Africa.
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