Early State Economics

by Henri J.M. Claessen

The central theme of this volume is the political economy of early state societies: the ways in which the income of the central government of such systems was collected and spent. The work contains descriptive as well as narrative and commemorative essays. Contributions present data on early states as diverse as the Interlacustrine states of East Africa, the Sudanic states of West Africa, prehistoric Cahokia in the Mississippi Valley, Aztec Mexico,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088738885X
• ISBN13: 9780887388859
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"