Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern StatesAnthropological archaeology and other disciplines concerned with the formation of early complex societies are undergoing a theoretical shift stemming from the realization that the social evolution of complex societies was more varied and complex than imagined. Given the need for new directions in theory, the book proposes that anthropologists look to political science, especially the rational choice theory of collective action. Collective action theorists propose that state formation results from the strategic behavior of rational and self-interested actors who make up the polity, including a political elite and those outside the official structure of the state. The theory proposes that the form taken by a state will depend on the “bargaining power”, of rulers and taxpayers. Where taxpayers have more resources with which to bargain, it is predicted that rulers will concede benefits to taxpayers and will agree to restrictions on their power. The authors subject collective action theory to a methodologically rigorous evaluation using systematic cross-cultural analysis based on a world-wide sample of societies. The results presented here indicate strong support for most elements of the theory, but some results, in particular those pertaining to the control of ruler behavior, suggest the possibility that there are contexts in which collective action may play out in ways not anticipated by the theory. While this type of theoretical modeling is commonly seen in political science research, this volume is unique in its approach from an anthropological and archaeological viewpoint. |
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Results 1-5 of 32
... Bakitara 46 Lozi .. Swahili Lamu . 47 47 Introduction to Southeast Asia Southeast Asia and the Literature of Political Evolution The Contribution of Archaeology 48 49 From Diffusionist Theory to Endogenous Evolutionary Process Social ...
... Bakitara ( External ) . 118 Lozi ( Mixed ) 118 Swahili Lamu ( External ) 119 Thailand ( Internal ) . 119 Burma ( Internal ) 119 Bali ( External ) 120 Aceh ( External ) Perak ( External ) . Java ( Internal ) Vijayanagara ( Mixed ) ...
... Bakitara ( 6.5 ) . 176 Lozi ( 12 ) 176 Swahili Lamu ( 11.5 ) 177 Thai ( 8 ) .. 177 Burma ( 12 ) . 178 Bali ( 6 ) . . . 179 Aceh ( 6 ) . 179 Perak ( 5.5 ) . 180 Java ( 10 ) .. 180 Vijayanagara ( 9.5 ) 181 Pudukkottai ( 7 ) 182 Mughal ...
... Bakitara ( 7 ) 214 Lozi ( 15 ) 215 Swahili Lamu ( 14.5 ) 216 Thailand ( 9.5 ) . 217 Burma ( 9 ) . 218 Bali ( 8 ) 218 Aceh ( 9 ) 219 Perak ( 7.5 ) . Java ( 9.5 ) .. 220 221 Vijayanagara ( 9.5 ) Pudukkottai ( 7.5 ) . 222 224 Mughal ( 9.5 ) ...
... Bakitara ( the polity's location is indicated in Figure A2-7 ) . 324 Environment , Agriculture , and Area ( 12,264 sq . km ) . Rural Society and Culture . . 324 324 Market System .. 324 Geography 325 Population 325 World - Economy ...
Contents
25 | |
Introduction to SubSaharan Africa | 34 |
Local Histories of the SubSaharan African Societies | 40 |
Introduction to Southeast Asia | 48 |
Growth of Bureaucracy in the Postclassic | 54 |
Introduction to South Asia | 60 |
5 | 61 |
Introduction to East Asia | 74 |
Market Community and Household in the Evolution | 280 |
1227 | 290 |
Variables and Coded Data for the Exit | 300 |
14 | 302 |
Asante Figure A23 | 308 |
Bugada Figure A27 | 320 |
18 | 323 |
Swahili Lamu Figure A29 | 329 |
Local Histories of The East Asian Societies | 82 |
England | 92 |
New World Societies | 107 |
56 | 118 |
Public Goods | 133 |
8 | 165 |
Modes of Control of Principals | 203 |
10 | 249 |
Cultural Code or Rational Actors in the Evolution | 256 |
Collective Action Processes at WorldEconomy | 266 |
Collective Action Process at the Regional Scale | 272 |
Bali Figure A212 | 338 |
19 | 360 |
Japan Figure A220 | 366 |
21 | 373 |
Rome Figure A223 | 380 |
England Figure A225 | 388 |
Description of Coded Variables and the Coded | 404 |
Author Index | 439 |
Developing a Research Program to Evaluate Collective | 443 |
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Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States Richard Blanton,Lane Fargher Limited preview - 2008 |
Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States Richard Blanton,Lane Fargher No preview available - 2010 |