Rethinking Social Evolution: The Perspective from Middle-Range Societies - Brossura

Rousseau, Jerome

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0773532269 ISBN 13: 9780773532267

Casa editrice: McGill Queens Univ, 2007

Riassunto

The focus of Rousseau's enquiry is "middle-range" societies - a vast category between hunter-gatherers and states. Breaking away from traditional analyses of social evolution as a response to ecological constraints, he shows that social systems are maintained and transformed through self-interest and suggests that conflicts about sharing generate social transformations that result in inequality and increasingly encompassing socio-political structures.

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Jérôme Rousseau is professor, anthropology, McGill University, and the author of several books, including Central Borneo: Ethnic Identity and Social Life in a Stratified Society.

Jérôme Rousseau is professor, anthropology, McGill University, and the author of several books, including Central Borneo: Ethnic Identity and Social Life in a Stratified Society.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: McGill Queens Univ
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0773532269
• ISBN 13: 9780773532267
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 291
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile