On The Evolution Of Complex Societies
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On The Evolution Of Complex Societies
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Author : William T. Sanders
language : en
Publisher: Undena Publications
Release Date : 1984
On The Evolution Of Complex Societies written by William T. Sanders and has been published by Undena Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Social Science categories.
A Cultural Phylogenetic Approach To The Evolution Of Complex Societies
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Author : Oliver Sheehan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
A Cultural Phylogenetic Approach To The Evolution Of Complex Societies written by Oliver Sheehan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Human evolution categories.
Human societies became vastly more complex over the course of the Holocene. Cultural evolutionists seek to understand how and why this transition occurred. Key questions are the extent to which cultural evolution follows consistent paths, and the importance of the various factors thought to drive the process. Cultural phylogenetic methods provide a relatively new way of exploring these questions and others. This thesis presents four studies that employ a cultural phylogenetic approach to investigate a range of questions about the course, causes, and consequences of cultural evolution. Three of these studies involve Austronesian-speaking societies, and one is global. In Chapter One, I provide a broad overview of the theoretical and methodological background to these studies. I define key terms, outline the domains into which cultural traits are traditionally divided, and discuss the distinction between ‘materialist’ and ‘idealist’ theories of cultural evolution. I also describe phylogenetic methods, their applicability to the study of cultural evolution, and the ways in which they complement and extend upon more traditional methods, before providing a brief overview of the chapters that follow. In Chapter Two, I present a coevolutionary study of intensive agriculture and socio-political complexity, which relates directly to the question of material versus social and ideational drivers of cultural evolution. I find strong evidence that the two traits coevolve, and that the relationship between the two is reciprocal rather than directional. In Chapter Three, I present a study that tests models of the sequential evolution of political complexity in a global sample of societies, and find that political complexity increases, and perhaps also decreases, by one level at a time. In Chapter Four I present a second coevolutionary study, this time focusing on the relationship between two different forms of authority: religious and secular. Again I find strong evidence of coevolution, but no consistent evidence of a directional relationship. In Chapter Five, I present a study of the predictors of population decline in the Pacific Islands, which includes cultural as well as other variables. In Chapter Six, I provide a brief discussion of the overall implications of these studies.
The Collapse Of Complex Societies
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Author : Joseph Tainter
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1988
The Collapse Of Complex Societies written by Joseph Tainter and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Social Science categories.
Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory.
Conditions For The Evolution Of Complex Societies
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Conditions For The Evolution Of Complex Societies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with categories.
Profiles In Cultural Evolution
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Author : A. Terry Rambo
language : en
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Profiles In Cultural Evolution written by A. Terry Rambo and has been published by U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with categories.
After Collapse
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Author : Glenn M. Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2010-08-15
After Collapse written by Glenn M. Schwartz and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-15 with Social Science categories.
From the Euphrates Valley to the southern Peruvian Andes, early complex societies have risen and fallen, but in some cases they have also been reborn. Prior archaeological investigation of these societies has focused primarily on emergence and collapse. This is the first book-length work to examine the question of how and why early complex urban societies have reappeared after periods of decentralization and collapse. Ranging widely across the Near East, the Aegean, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Andes, these cross-cultural studies expand our understanding of social evolution by examining how societies were transformed during the period of radical change now termed “collapse.” They seek to discover how societal complexity reemerged, how second-generation states formed, and how these re-emergent states resembled or differed from the complex societies that preceded them. The contributors draw on material culture as well as textual and ethnohistoric data to consider such factors as preexistent institutions, structures, and ideologies that are influential in regeneration; economic and political resilience; the role of social mobility, marginal groups, and peripheries; and ethnic change. In addition to presenting a number of theoretical viewpoints, the contributors also propose reasons why regeneration sometimes does not occur after collapse. A concluding contribution by Norman Yoffee provides a critical exegesis of “collapse” and highlights important patterns found in the case histories related to peripheral regions and secondary elites, and to the ideology of statecraft. After Collapse blazes new research trails in both archaeology and the study of social change, demonstrating that the archaeological record often offers more clues to the “dark ages” that precede regeneration than do text-based studies. It opens up a new window on the past by shifting the focus away from the rise and fall of ancient civilizations to their often more telling fall and rise. CONTRIBUTORS Bennet Bronson Arlen F. Chase Diane Z. Chase Christina A. Conlee Lisa Cooper Timothy S. Hare Alan L. Kolata Marilyn A. Masson Gordon F. McEwan Ellen Morris Ian Morris Carlos Peraza Lope Kenny Sims Miriam T. Stark Jill A. Weber Norman Yoffee
The Evolution Of Human Societies
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Author : Allen W. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2000
The Evolution Of Human Societies written by Allen W. Johnson and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Social Science categories.
Combining original theoretical ideas and interpretation with ethnographic evidence, Johnson and Earle seek to describe and account for the development of complex human societies. A wealth of case studies are referred to throughout and these are used to support arguments for the proposed causes, mechanisms and patterns of change and for the factors involved, such as technological change, population growth, warfare, the exchange of goods. This second edition sees a complete re-writing of the theoretical chapters, taking account of recent research, plus a new chapter on changes since the Industrial Revolution and the globalisation of society.
The Formation Of Complex Society In Southeastern Mesoamerica
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Author : William R. Fowler, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1991-08-06
The Formation Of Complex Society In Southeastern Mesoamerica written by William R. Fowler, Jr. and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-08-06 with Social Science categories.
This book presents discussions on the formation of complex society of Southeastern Mesoamerica throughout pre-Columbian times. These societies include ones from the Early Preclassic or Formative period to those encountered by the Spaniards when they arrived in the early 16th century. Diverse classes of data from archaeology, ethnography, and ethnohistory are utilized. The book provides wide spatial and temporal coverage, as well as a wide diversity of theoretical perspectives. Anyone interested in archeology or the evolution of prehistoric complex societies will find this book fascinating.
Ancient Titicaca
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Author : Charles Stanish
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-03-12
Ancient Titicaca written by Charles Stanish and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-12 with Social Science categories.
One of the richest and most complex civilizations in ancient America evolved around Lake Titicaca in southern Peru and northern Bolivia. This book is the first comprehensive synthesis of four thousand years of prehistory for the entire Titicaca region. It is a fascinating story of the transition from hunting and gathering to early agriculture, to the formation of the Tiwanaku and Pucara civilizations, and to the double conquest of the region, first by the powerful neighboring Inca in the fifteenth century and a century later by the Spanish Crown. Based on more than fifteen years of field research in Peru and Bolivia, Charles Stanish's book brings together a wide range of ethnographic, historical, and archaeological data, including material that has not yet been published. This landmark work brings the author's intimate knowledge of the ethnography and archaeology in this region to bear on major theoretical concerns in evolutionary anthropology. Stanish provides a broad comparative framework for evaluating how these complex societies developed. After giving an overview of the region's archaeology and cultural history, he discusses the history of archaeological research in the Titicaca Basin, as well as its geography, ecology, and ethnography. He then synthesizes the data from six archaeological periods in the Titicaca Basin within an evolutionary anthropological framework. Titicaca Basin prehistory has long been viewed through the lens of first Inca intellectuals and the Spanish state. This book demonstrates that the ancestors of the Aymara people of the Titicaca Basin rivaled the Incas in wealth, sophistication, and cultural genius. The provocative data and interpretations of this book will also make us think anew about the rise and fall of other civilizations throughout history.
The Evolution Of Social Institutions
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Author : Dmitri M. Bondarenko
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-09-12
The Evolution Of Social Institutions written by Dmitri M. Bondarenko and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-12 with Political Science categories.
This book presents a novel and innovative approach to the study of social evolution using case studies from the Old and the New World, from prehistory to the present. This approach is based on examining social evolution through the evolution of social institutions. Evolution is defined as the process of structural change. Within this framework the society, or culture, is seen as a system composed of a vast number of social institutions that are constantly interacting and changing. As a result, the structure of society as a whole is also evolving and changing. The authors posit that the combination of evolving social institutions explains the non-linear character of social evolution and that every society develops along its own pathway and pace. Within this framework, society should be seen as the result of the compound effect of the interactions of social institutions specific to it. Further, the transformation of social institutions and relations between them is taking place not only within individual societies but also globally, as institutions may be trans-societal, and even institutions that operate in one society can arise as a reaction to trans-societal trends and demands. The book argues that it may be more productive to look at institutions even within a given society as being parts of trans-societal systems of institutions since, despite their interconnectedness, societies still have boundaries, which their members usually know and respect. Accordingly, the book is a must-read for researchers and scholars in various disciplines who are interested in a better understanding of the origins, history, successes and failures of social institutions.