Title: The power of prestige: competitive generosity and the emergence of rank societies in lowland Mesoamerica
Abstract:Explanations of the origins of institutionalized social inequality and political privilege must resolve the central paradox of political life – why people cooperate with their own subordination and ex...Explanations of the origins of institutionalized social inequality and political privilege must resolve the central paradox of political life – why people cooperate with their own subordination and exploitation in noncoercive circumstances (Godelier 1986:13). In the following pages we address this paradox for an archaeological case from Mesoamerica.Read More
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-27
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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