<p>Anthropological archaeology and other disciplines concerned with the formation of early complex societies are undergoing a theoretical shift. 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. The authors subject collective action theory to a methodologically rigorous evaluation using systematic cross-cultural analysis based on a world-wide sample of societies. </p>

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

Politics & Social Sciences

Blanton, Richard

Fargher, Lane

Anthropology

Springer

<p>Anthropological archaeology and other disciplines concerned with the formation of early complex societies are undergoing a theoretical shift. 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. The authors subject collective action theory to a methodologically rigorous evaluation using systematic cross-cultural analysis based on a world-wide sample of societies.</p>

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

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