{"product_id":"the-comparative-archaeology-of-complex-societies-9780521142120","title":"The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of a resurgence in the comparative study of ancient societies, this book presents a variety of methods and approaches to comparative analysis through the examination of wide-ranging case studies. The diverse topics and regions covered in the book contribute to the growing understanding of variation and change in ancient complex societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Comparative archaeology: a commitment to understanding variation all contributors; 2. Approaches to comparative analysis in archaeology Michael E. Smith and Peter Peregrine; 3. Comparative frames for the diachronic analysis of complex societies: next steps Gary M. Feinman; 4. What it takes to get complex: food, goods, and work as shared cultural ideals form the beginning of sedentism Monica L. Smith; 5. Challenges for comparative study of early complex societies Robert D. Drennan and Christian E. Peterson; 6. Patterned variation in regional trajectories of community growth Christian E. Peterson and Robert D. Drennan; 7. The genesis of monuments in island societies Michael J. Kolb; 8. Power and legitimation: political strategies, typology and cultural evolution Peter Peregrine; 9. The strategies of provincials in empires Barbara L. Stark and John K. Chase; 10. Households, economies, and power in the Aztec and Inka imperial provinces Timothy Earle and Michael E. Smith; 11. Low-density, agrarian-based urbanism: scale, power, and ecology Roland Fletcher; 12. Archaeology, early complex societies, and comparative social science history Michael E. Smith.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767610179927,"sku":"9780521142120","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-comparative-archaeology-of-complex-societies-9780521142120","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}