LEADER 04059nam 22006852 450 001 9910457207403321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-22370-9 010 $a1-139-13992-4 010 $a1-283-31514-9 010 $a9786613315144 010 $a1-139-13916-9 010 $a1-139-14494-4 010 $a1-139-14074-4 010 $a1-139-13761-1 010 $a1-139-02271-7 010 $a1-139-14162-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000057836 035 $a(EBL)803193 035 $a(OCoLC)763158104 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000535242 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11337883 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535242 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10520169 035 $a(PQKB)10754717 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139022712 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC803193 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL803193 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10506211 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL331514 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000057836 100 $a20110217d2012|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe comparative archaeology of complex societies /$fedited by Michael E. Smith$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xxii, 334 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-14212-1 311 $a0-521-19791-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aComparative 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. 330 $aPart 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. 606 $aSocial archaeology 606 $aSocial groups 606 $aComplex organizations 615 0$aSocial archaeology. 615 0$aSocial groups. 615 0$aComplex organizations. 676 $a930.1 702 $aSmith$b Michael Ernest$f1953- 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457207403321 996 $aThe comparative archaeology of complex societies$92483726 997 $aUNINA