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Warfare and the Dynamics of Political Control draws on a wealth of interdisciplinary perspectives to explore how conflict shapes the establishment and maintenance of political institutions, from small-scale societies to expansive empires. The book examines the material and ideological factors that drive warfare, the organization of combatants, the ways leaders use violence to consolidate power, and how groups resist political domination in times of conflict. By posing critical questions about the efficacy of strategies and the varied outcomes of conflict-driven power struggles, this volume offers profound insights into the dynamics of political control throughout history. Bringing together case studies from diverse regions and time periods, Warfare and the Dynamics of Political Controlilluminates the multifaceted nature of political violence. The volume includes discussions of human sacrifice, slave-taking, ideological signaling, and military strategy and tactics. The case studies reveal how different forms of political violence influence societal structures. From the fortifications of the Māori in New Zealand to the city walls of early historic India, each contribution provides a detailed analysis of how warfare has been used to both to challenge and to establish political hierarchies. Featuring examples from small foraging communities to large empires across various regions and time periods, the book offers a wide-ranging exploration of how different groups have used and resisted political violence.
This essential work contributes to our understanding of the intersections between conflict and political power, making it a vital resource for scholars of anthropology, archaeology, political science, and history.
Contents
Chapter 1. Politics by Other Means: Toward an Understanding of the Role of Violence in the Origins of Political Control by Brian R. Billman
Chapter 2. Warfare and Sociopolitical Change in the Late Prehistoric Period in Central and Southeastern Costa Rica by Amanda SuÁrez CalderÓn, Yahaira NÚÑez CortÉs, and Francisco Corrales Ulloa
Chapter 3. The Chiefdom of Hāwea: Whakapapa (Genealogy) and Fortifications in Heretaunga, New Zealand by Mark W. Allen and Ngahiwi Tomoana
Chapter 4. Warfare, Captive-taking, Enslavement, and the Creation of Power by Catherine M. Cameron
Chapter 5. Transformations in Mississippian Political Control, Social Houses, and Warfare by David H. Dye
Chapter 6. War, Power, History: Mississippian Village Formation in the Central Illinois River Valley by Gregory D. Wilson, Tyler Ferree, and Amber VanDerwarker
Chapter 7. Conflict and the Politics of Solidarity: Hierarchy and its Limits in the Late Pre-Columbian Andean Highlands by Elizabeth Arkush
Chapter 8. From City Walls to Country Forts: Changing Landscape Intentions of Political Control from the Early Historic to Medieval Eras in the Indian Subcontinent by Monica L. Smith
Chapter 9. Conveying Inka Ideology of Warfare for Establishing and Maintaining Political Control by Dennis Ogburn
Chapter 10. War and the Polity in Early China by Roderick Campbell
Chapter 11. Leadership, Leveling Mechanisms, Warfare, and Political Power by Richard Chacon
