Factional Competition and Political Development in the New World

Factionalism is an important force of social transformation, and this volume examines how factional competition in the kinship and political structures in ancient New World societies led to the development of chiefdoms, states and empires. The case studies, from a range of New World societies, represent all levels of non-egalitarian societies and a wide variety of ecological settings in the New World. They document the effects of factionalism on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521545846
• ISBN13: 9780521545846
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.9"