Book

Local exchange and early state development in southwestern Iran

Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan • (51) • Published In 1973 • Pages: x, 205

By: Johnson, Gregory Alan.

Abstract

This monograph reviews various theories of the origin of the state, evaluated in terms of a test case, namely the rise of the state during the fourth millenium BC on the Susiana plain of Khuzistan, Iran. A general information theory is suggested to explain this development and perhaps resolve the conflicting positions of other theories . This study attempts to show that increase in information processing requirements was a major determinant in the origin of the state in Khuzistan. In addition, it will argue that the relationshilp between information processing and societal complexity is equally applicable to explanation of primary states in general, and that factors resulting in increased information processing requirements may vary from case to case (p. 12).

HRAF PubDate

2000

Region

Middle East

Sub Region

Middle East

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle; 2006

Field Date

1970-1971

Coverage Date

6000-5100 BP (4000-3100 BC)

Coverage Place

Susiana Plain, Khuzistan, Iran

Notes

Gregory Alan Johnson

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-205)

LCCN

73623150

LCSH

Excavations (Archaeology)--Iran--Khūzistān/Khūzistān (Iran)--Antiquities/Khūzistān (Iran)--Politics and government