The creation of inequality : how our prehistoric ancestors set the stage for monarchy, slavery, and empire /
Overview: Our early ancestors lived in small groups and worked actively to preserve social equality. As they created larger societies, however, inequality rose, and by 2500 BCE truly egalitarian societies were on the wane. In The Creation of Inequality, Kent Flannery and Joyce Marcus demonstrate tha...
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2012.
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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