The Creation of Inequality: How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy, Slavery, and Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0674064976
- ISBN-13
- 9780674064973
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 622
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-05-15
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Kent Flannery
Description
Flannery and Marcus demonstrate that the rise of inequality was not simply the result of population increase, food surplus, or the accumulation of valuables but resulted from conscious manipulation of the unique social logic that lies at the core of every human group. Reversing the social logic can reverse inequality, they argue, without violence.
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