Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1985
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Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 187-206 pages with tables, figures and cited references. Quarto (11" x 8 1/4") bound in original publiosher's wrappers. Current Anthropology Volume 26, Number 2 complete ssue. First edition. An evolution of complex society is central issue in recent anthropological thought. Analysts of cultural evolution have adopted various perspectives to understand the relationship between developing political complexity and economic organization. Particularly influential have been the functionalist arguments that seek to explain the development of new institutions, such as centralized leadership and regional poltical organization, as means to solve problems of production, security and privileged access to economic resources. Condition: light edge wear else better than very good.