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Delivers a reexamination of sociopolitical evolution among Native American groups in California, a region known for its wealth of prehistoric languages, populations, and cultural adaptations. The author argues that "orderly anarchy," the emergence of small, autonomous groups, provided a crucial strategy in social organization.

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"Extraordinary and orginial ... A terrific book!" -- W. S. Simmons CHOICE "Well written, tightly reasoned, and intellectually stimulating." American Anthropologist

Table of Contents
List of Figures and Boxes Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. California in Broad Evolutionary Perspective 3. The Evolution of Intensive Hunting and Gathering in Eastern California 4. The Privatization of Food 5. Plant Intensification West of the Sierra Crest 6. Patrilineal Bands, Sibs, and Tribelets 7. Back to the Band: Bilateral Tribelets and Bands 8. Money 9. The Evolution of Orderly Anarchy 10. Conclusion Glossary References Index

Orderly Anarchy

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    A Hardback by Robert L. Bettinger

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 07/01/2015
      ISBN13: 9780520283336, 978-0520283336
      ISBN10: 0520283333
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Delivers a reexamination of sociopolitical evolution among Native American groups in California, a region known for its wealth of prehistoric languages, populations, and cultural adaptations. The author argues that "orderly anarchy," the emergence of small, autonomous groups, provided a crucial strategy in social organization.

      Trade Review
      "Extraordinary and orginial ... A terrific book!" -- W. S. Simmons CHOICE "Well written, tightly reasoned, and intellectually stimulating." American Anthropologist

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures and Boxes Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. California in Broad Evolutionary Perspective 3. The Evolution of Intensive Hunting and Gathering in Eastern California 4. The Privatization of Food 5. Plant Intensification West of the Sierra Crest 6. Patrilineal Bands, Sibs, and Tribelets 7. Back to the Band: Bilateral Tribelets and Bands 8. Money 9. The Evolution of Orderly Anarchy 10. Conclusion Glossary References Index

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