The Evolution of Human Societies: From Foraging Group to Agrarian State

By Timothy Earle and Allen W. Johnson

Book Overview

For this new edition, the authors have thoroughly rewritten the theoretical argument for greater clarity, updated the case studies to incorporate new research, and added a new chapter that extends their perspective to the problem of industrialization and globalization.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804740321
• ISBN13: 9780804740326
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Interested in explanations for social complexity?

This book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand how and why some societies have grown in complexity over time. Written from a materialist perspective, the authors have developed an elegant thesis for explaining the "causes, mechanisms, and patterns of cultural evolution. " This book has become a standard in many anthropology classes.