Orderly anarchy: sociopolitical evolution in aboriginal california
Auteur :
Bettinger, Robert L.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520283336
Date de publication :
7 janv. 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
635 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.