书目名称 | Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States |
编辑 | Richard Blanton,Lane Fargher |
视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/230/229544/229544.mp4 |
概述 | Uses political science theory in researching state formation in prehistoric societies.Takes a global comparative approach.Blanton is one of the founders of the field of economic and political archaeol |
丛书名称 | Fundamental Issues in Archaeology |
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描述 | .Anthropological 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 |
出版日期 | Book 2008 |
关键词 | Political Science; anthropological archaeology; collective action; evolution; pre-modern states; state |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73877-2 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4419-2534-3 |
isbn_ebook | 978-0-387-73877-2Series ISSN 1567-8040 |
issn_series | 1567-8040 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag New York 2008 |