Domination and Resistance [Paperback]

The nature of power - one of the central concerns in social science - is the main theme of this wide-ranging book. Introducing a much broader historical and geographical comparative understanding of domination and resistance than is available elsewhere, the editors and contributors offer a wealth of perspectives and case studies. They illustrate the application of these ideas to issues as diverse as ritualized space, the nature of hierarchy in non-capitalist contexts and the production of archaeological discourse.
Drawing on considerable experience in promoting interaction between archaeology and other disciplines concerned with ideology, power and social transformation, the editors have brought together a stimulating book that will be of widespread interest amongst students of archaeology, ancient history, sociology, anthropology and human geography.List of contributors Foreword P.J. UckoPreface Introduction Daniel Miller, Michael Rowlands and Christopher TilleyDomination and Resistance1. A question of complexity Michael Rowlands2. Discourse and power: the genre of the Cambridge inaugural lecture Christopher Tilley3. The limits of dominance Daniel MillerPolitical Economy and Ideology: Historical Transformations4. The roots of inequality arbara Bender5. Towards a theory of social evolution: on state systems and ideological shells J.A. Hall6. The imperial form and universal history: some reflections on relativism and generalization John Gledhill7. Factional competition in complex society Elizabeth M. Brumfiel8. Sensuous human activity and the state: towards an archaeology of bread and circuses Susan Kus9. Anuradhapura: ritual, power and resistance in a precolonial South Asian city R.A.L.H. Gunawardana10. Monastery plan and social formation: thel3S