From Leaders to Rulers

From Leaders to Rulers
Author: Jonathan Haas
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2001-10-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780306464218


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What is the role of leadership in society? Why do people surrender their political autonomy to the decision-making authority of leaders and rulers? Why do people follow the commands of their leaders? Who gets to be king/chief/emperor and why? Why are some societies centralized while others are not? The papers in this volume draw on the archaeological record of societies from around the world to address these critical issues in contemporary social science.