Alternative pathways to complexity : a collection of essays on architecture, economics, power, and cross-cultural analysis in honor of Richard E. Blanton /

Focuses on architecture, economics and power in the evolution of complex societies. Case studies from Mesoamerica, Asia, Africa and Europe examine the relationship between political structures and economic configurations of ancient chiefdoms and states through a framework of comparative archaeology.

Bibliographic Details

Other Authors:	Blanton, Richard E. (honouree.), Fargher, Lane (Editor), Heredia Espinoza, Verenice Y. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2016]
Subjects:	Social archaeology. Economic anthropology. Architecture and archaeology. Archaeology > Cross-cultural studies. Technological complexity.