Author: Patrick Vinton Kirch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521273169
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
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.
The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms
Author: Patrick Vinton Kirch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521273169
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521273169
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
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
Publisher: Computer Science Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: Computer Science Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
On the Road of the Winds
Author: Patrick Vinton Kirch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520234618
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520234618
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
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
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521448963
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
These eleven case studies of different chiefdoms examine how ruling elites retain and legitimize their power.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521448963
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
These eleven case studies of different chiefdoms examine how ruling elites retain and legitimize their power.
The Evolution of God
Author: Robert Wright
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316053279
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316053279
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
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
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521630757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
Library holds volume 2, part 2 only.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521630757
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
Book Description
Library holds volume 2, part 2 only.
Cultural Anthropology
Author: John H. Bodley
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 0759118671
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 0759118671
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
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
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030514374
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030514374
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
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.
The Evolution and Organisation of Prehistoric Society in Polynesia
Author: Michael W. Graves
Publisher: Australian Geographic
ISBN:
Category : Polynesia
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher: Australian Geographic
ISBN:
Category : Polynesia
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Economic and Social Organization of a Complex Chiefdom
Author: Timothy Earle
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN: 1949098001
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In the early 1970s, Timothy Earle worked with Marshall Sahlins doing archaeological and ethnohistorical research on the Halelea district in Kaua’i, Hawaii. In this volume, Earle reports on his archaeological and historical research on irrigation in this region. He also discusses modern taro agriculture and community organization. Illustrations by Eliza H. Earle.
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN: 1949098001
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In the early 1970s, Timothy Earle worked with Marshall Sahlins doing archaeological and ethnohistorical research on the Halelea district in Kaua’i, Hawaii. In this volume, Earle reports on his archaeological and historical research on irrigation in this region. He also discusses modern taro agriculture and community organization. Illustrations by Eliza H. Earle.