| Contents |
Complexity and its discontents -- Human cultural institutions : critical elements in complex society -- Ancient systems : from forager to state -- Scales of complexity : case studies -- Southwest Asia : ancient Mesopotamia and its neighbors -- The Nile Valley of Egypt -- The Aegean Bronze Age and the Classical world -- The Indus Valley civilization -- Ancient Chinese civilizations -- Empires in Southeast Asia -- The Mississippian system in the American Bottom -- Ancient Mesoamerican cultures -- Andean civilizations and empires -- Why complex societies collapse. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2016030196 |
| ISBN | 9781611321951 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1611321956 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9781611321968 paperback alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1611321964 paperback alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic book |
