School of American Research advanced seminar series
Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-419) and index
Introduction -- The ground plans of archaic states -- The peaks and valleys of ancient states : an extension of the dynamic model -- Scale and social organization : perspectives on the archaic state -- Beyond centralization : steps toward a theory of egalitarian behavior in archaic states -- Uruk states in southwestern Iran -- Order, legitimacy, and wealth in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia -- Sociocultural complexity without the state : the Indus civilization -- Inka strategies of incorporation and governance -- Warfare and status rivalry : lowland Maya and Polynesian comparisons