STRUCTURAL DISCONTINUITY — A CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE EMERGENCE OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STATES [1]

Exploring the formation of states, the question is posed of why some societies remain in a prestate condition, while others go on to become states. Inherent contradictions of prestate societies based on kinship grounds limit their statehood options. The higher the level of DofL & the more comple...

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Published in:Dialectical anthropology 1986-04, Vol.10 (3/4), p.155-177
Main Author: Zagarell, Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aristocracy
Chiefdoms
Cities
Clans
Communities
Kinship
Polynesian studies
Population growth
Social evolution
Social Structure
State Formation
Sumer
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Summary:Exploring the formation of states, the question is posed of why some societies remain in a prestate condition, while others go on to become states. Inherent contradictions of prestate societies based on kinship grounds limit their statehood options. The higher the level of DofL & the more complex & mutually dependent the labor processes, the greater the likelihood that a state will be formed. Military threats from outside often provide the impetus for a society to act cohesively. State dominance is the result of a convergence of forces. S. McAneny
ISSN:0304-4092
1573-0786
DOI:10.1007/BF02343103