Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States (Fundamental Issues in Archaeology) - Image 1

£147.91

Springer Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States (Fundamental Issues in Archaeology)

Name: Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States (Fundamental Issues in Archaeology)
Brand: Springer
Price: 144.64 GBP
Availability: InStock

Anthropology & Sociology

Price History & Forecast

Last 81 days • 81 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 81 days • 4 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £147 (31 days, 38.3%)

Price range: £142 - £148

Price levels: 4 different prices over 81 days

Description

Anthropological archaeology and other disciplines concerned with the formation of early complex societies are undergoing a theoretical shift stemming from the realization that the social evolution of complex societies was more varied and complex than imagined. Given the need for new directions in theory, the book proposes that anthropologists look to political science, especially the rational choice theory of collective action. Collective action theorists propose that state formation results from the strategic behavior of rational and self-interested actors who make up the polity, including a political elite and those outside the official structure of the state. The theory proposes that the form taken by a state will depend on the “bargaining power”, of rulers and taxpayers. Where taxpayers have more resources with which to bargain, it is predicted that rulers will concede benefits to taxpayers and will agree to restrictions on their power. The authors subject collective action theory to a methodologically rigorous evaluation using systematic cross-cultural analysis based on a world-wide sample of societies. The results presented here indicate strong support for most elements of the theory, but some results, in particular those pertaining to the control of ruler behavior, suggest the possibility that there are contexts in which collective action may play out in ways not anticipated by the theory. While this type of theoretical modeling is commonly seen in political science research, this volume is unique in its approach from an anthropological and archaeological viewpoint.

Key Features

Used Book in Good Condition

Product Specifications

Brand: Springer
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0387738762
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 19 October 2007
Listed Since: 12 July 2007

Barcode

No barcode data available

Springer Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States (Fundamental Issues in Archaeology)

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Thinking through Archaeological Complexity

Excavating Çatalhöyuk: South, North and KOPAL area reports from the 1995-99 seasons (McDonald Institute Monographs)

The Goddess and the Bull: Çatalhöyük: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization

Something Out of the Ordinary? Interpreting Diversity in the Early Neolithic Linearbandkeramik and Beyond

The Interpretation of Archaeological Spatial Patterning (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology)

Prehistoric Societies on the Northern Frontiers of China: Archaeological Perspectives on Identity Formation and Economic Change During the First ... (Approaches to Anthropological Archaeology)

San Jacinto 1: A Historical Ecological Approach to an Archaic Site in Colombia

Circular Villages of the Monongahela Tradition

Encyclopedia of Prehistory: Volume 2: Arctic and Subarctic

Woodland Period Systematics in the Middle Ohio Valley

Alternative Iron Ages: Social Theory from Archaeological Analysis (Routledge Studies in Archaeology)

Shaping Cultural Landscapes: Connecting Agriculture, Crafts, Construction, Transport, and Resilience Strategies

New Frontiers in the Neolithic Archaeology of Taiwan (5600–1800 BP): A Perspective of Maritime Cultural Interaction: 3 (The Archaeology of Asia-Pacific Navigation, 3)

Excavations at Gilund: The Artifacts and Other Studies (Museum Monograph, 138)

Resource Managers: North American And Australian Huntergatherers

Arguing With Anthropology: An Introduction to Critical Theories of the Gift

The Rock-Art Landscapes of Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire: Standing on Holy Ground

Una Mirada Reciente a la Arqueología Histórica Latino-Americana: 3175 (International)

Property and Equality: Volume II: Encapsulation, Commercialization, Discrimination

Dosariyah: An Arabian Neolithic Coastal Community in the Central Gulf (British Foundation for the Study of Arabia Monographs): 19 (International Association for the Study of Arabia Monographs)

Encyclopedia of Prehistory: Volume 7: South America

Architecture of First Societies: A Global Perspective

The Archaeology of Caribbean and Circum-Caribbean Farmers (6000 BC - AD 1500)

An Archaeology of Materials: Substantial Transformations in Early Prehistoric Europe: 01 (Routledge Studies in Archaeology)