1. Introduction; Part I. The Family-Level group: 2. Family-Level foragers; 3. Families with domestication; 4. The family economy; Part II. The Local Group: 5. The family and the village; 6. The village and the clan; 7. The corporate group and the big man collectivity; 8. The economy of the local group; Part III. The Regional Policy: 9. The simple chiefdom; 10. The complex chiefdom; 11. The archaic state; 12. The peasant economy in the Agrarian state; 13. The economy of the regional polity; 14. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
'An interesting work that fits well with much current anthropological thought regarding the formation of human groups. Central to the author' examination of why human societies evolve (i. e., why through time people aggregated in larger and larger groups) are the dual processes of mobilization and exchange of goods and services between and among families ... Well suited for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Excellent index and bibliography.' M. J. O'Brien, Choice
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