Early State DynamicsHenri J. M. Claessen, Pieter Van De Velde |
Contents
Upward evolution suprasystem dominance and the Mature State | 24 |
political processes in twentytwo Early States | 39 |
The Early State and after in precolonial West Sudan Problems | 54 |
Tyranny and democracy The evolution of politics in Ancient | 70 |
First steps toward a marketintegrated economy in Aztec Mexico | 91 |
The phenomenon of gafol and its transformation | 108 |
From tribute to taxation On the dynamics of the Early State | 129 |
rise fall and in between | 154 |
The Vijayanagara empire Reintegration of the agrarian order | 170 |
The destruction of the Nyoro state | 187 |
Contributors | 202 |
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African History agricultural ancient Angkor Anthropology Athenian ayllu Aztec Bambara Bunyoro Bunyoro-Kitara Burundi Cempoala central century chiefs circuit Claessen and Skalník Cleisthenes communities complex conquest corvée culture dominance dynamics Early economic empire evolution exchange exploitation factors force formation function gafol Greek groups growth H.J.M. Claessen Hague Huayna Capac ideology Inca inscriptions institutions Jayavarman II Journal of African Kabarega king kingdom kingship labor land legitimacy legitimation London Lugard makahiki market-integrated economy Mature Mesoamerica Mexico military Moscow Mouton Ndebele nobles Nyoro political organization political system population production reciprocity redistribution region relations ritual role royal rule rulers slaves social society socio-political Songhai Stein Steinhart structure subsystem levels Sudan Sudanese suprasystem surplus taxation taxes temples Tenochtitlan territory tion Toland trade traditional tribute Tymowski tyranny tyrant Uganda University Press Valley of Mexico Velde Vijayanagara Vijayanagara empire village West Africa West Sudan Yoruba