04119nam 2200721Ia 450 991081558590332120200520144314.01-107-22370-91-139-13992-41-283-31514-997866133151441-139-13916-91-139-14494-41-139-14074-41-139-13761-11-139-02271-71-139-14162-7(CKB)2550000000057836(EBL)803193(OCoLC)763158104(SSID)ssj0000535242(PQKBManifestationID)11337883(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535242(PQKBWorkID)10520169(PQKB)10754717(UkCbUP)CR9781139022712(MiAaPQ)EBC803193(Au-PeEL)EBL803193(CaPaEBR)ebr10506211(CaONFJC)MIL331514(EXLCZ)99255000000005783620110322d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe comparative archaeology of complex societies /edited by Michael E. Smith1st ed.New York Cambridge University Press20121 online resource (xxii, 334 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-14212-1 0-521-19791-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Comparative archaeology : a commitment to understanding variation / Robert D. Drennan [and others] -- Approaches to comparative analysis in archaeology / Michael E. Smith and Peter Peregrine -- Comparative frames for the diachronic analysis of complex societies : next steps / Gary M. Feinman -- What it takes to get complex : food, goods, and work as shared cultural ideals form the beginning of sedentism / Monica L. Smith -- Challenges for comparative study of early complex societies / Robert D. Drennan and Christian E. Peterson -- Patterned variation in regional trajectories of community growth / Christian E. Peterson and Robert D. Drennan -- The genesis of monuments in island societies / Michael J. Kolb -- Power and legitimation : political strategies, typology and cultural evolution / Peter Peregrine -- The strategies of provincials in empires / Barbara L. Stark and John K. Chase -- Household economies under the Aztec and Inka empires : a comparison / Timothy Earle and Michael E. Smith -- Low-density, agrarian-based urbanism : scale, power, and ecology / Roland Fletcher -- Archaeology, early complex societies, and comparative social science history / Michael E. Smith.Part of a resurgence in the comparative study of ancient societies, this book presents a variety of methods and approaches to comparative analysis through the examination of wide-ranging case studies. Each chapter is a comparative study, and the diverse topics and regions covered in the book contribute to the growing understanding of variation and change in ancient complex societies. The authors explore themes ranging from urbanization and settlement patterns, to the political strategies of kings and chiefs, to the economic choices of individuals and households. The case studies cover an array of geographical settings, from the Andes to Southeast Asia. The authors are leading archaeologists whose research on early empires, states, and chiefdoms is at the cutting edge of scientific archaeology.Social archaeologySocial groupsComplex organizationsSocial archaeology.Social groups.Complex organizations.930.1SOC003000bisacshSmith Michael Ernest1953-1616976MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815585903321The comparative archaeology of complex societies4197656UNINA