Rethinking Social Evolution

The Perspective from Middle-Range Societies

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Jérôme Rousseau ISBN: 9780773578166
Publisher: MQUP Publication: October 26, 2006
Imprint: MQUP Language: English
Author: Jérôme Rousseau
ISBN: 9780773578166
Publisher: MQUP
Publication: October 26, 2006
Imprint: MQUP
Language: English

The focus of Rousseau's enquiry is "middle-range" societies - a vast category between hunter-gatherers and states. Breaking away from traditional analyses of social evolution as a response to ecological constraints, he shows that social systems are maintained and transformed through self-interest and suggests that conflicts about sharing generate social transformations that result in inequality and increasingly encompassing socio-political structures.

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The focus of Rousseau's enquiry is "middle-range" societies - a vast category between hunter-gatherers and states. Breaking away from traditional analyses of social evolution as a response to ecological constraints, he shows that social systems are maintained and transformed through self-interest and suggests that conflicts about sharing generate social transformations that result in inequality and increasingly encompassing socio-political structures.

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