Beyond Chiefdoms: Pathways to Complexity in Africa

Book Overview

Recent critiques of neoevolutionary formulations that focus primarily on the development of powerful hierarchies have called for broadening the empirical base for complex society studies. Redressing the neglect of sub-Saharan examples in comparative discussions on complex society, this book considers how case material from the region can enhance our understanding of the nature, origins and development of complexity. The archaeological, historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052102269X
• ISBN13: 9780521022699
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"