The Evolution Of The Polynesian Chiefdoms
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The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms
Author | : Patrick Vinton Kirch |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1989-07-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521273161 |
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A first study from an archaeological perspective of the elaborate systems of Polynesian chiefdoms presents an original account of the processes of cultural change and evolution over three millennia.
Niuatoputapu
Author | : Patrick Vinton Kirch |
Publsiher | : Computer Science Press, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UIUC:30112006947078 |
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On the Road of the Winds
Author | : Patrick Vinton Kirch |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2002-03-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780520234611 |
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Providing a synthesis of archaeological and historical anthropological knowledge of the indigenous cultures of the Pacific islands, this text focuses on human ecology and island adaptations.
Chiefdoms
Author | : Timothy K. Earle |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1993-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0521448964 |
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These eleven case studies of different chiefdoms examine how ruling elites retain and legitimize their power.
The Evolution of God
Author | : Robert Wright |
Publsiher | : Little, Brown |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2009-06-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780316053273 |
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In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause controversy. He explains why spirituality has a role today, and why science, contrary to conventional wisdom, affirms the validity of the religious quest. And this previously unrecognized evolutionary logic points not toward continued religious extremism, but future harmony. Nearly a decade in the making, The Evolution of God is a breathtaking re-examination of the past, and a visionary look forward.
The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
Author | : Bruce G. Trigger,Wilcomb E. Washburn,Richard E. W. Adams,Frank Salomon,Stuart B. Schwartz |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 1084 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521630754 |
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Library holds volume 2, part 2 only.
Cultural Anthropology
Author | : John H. Bodley |
Publsiher | : Rowman Altamira |
Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 2011-04-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780759118676 |
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This introductory text introduces basic concepts in cultural anthropology by comparing cultures of increasing scale and focusing on specific universal issues throughout human history. It uniquely challenges students to consider the big questions about the nature of cultural systems.
The Evolution of Social Institutions
Author | : Dmitri M. Bondarenko,Stephen A. Kowalewski,David B. Small |
Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 662 |
Release | : 2020-09-12 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9783030514372 |
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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.